Meaning and history
Niki is commonly a short form of Nicole, Nikita, or other names derived from Greek nike, meaning “victory.” It is used for different genders across languages and also occurs independently in South Asia. American artist Niki de Saint Phalle and Austrian racing driver Niki Lauda are famous bearers.
20062006: 44 births, rank #3,564
2007: 47 births, rank #3,482
2008: 38 births, rank #4,089
2009: 37 births, rank #4,107
2010: 34 births, rank #4,306
20112011: 22 births, rank #5,935
2012: 28 births, rank #4,957
2013: 28 births, rank #4,887
2014: 30 births, rank #4,657
2015: 21 births, rank #6,036
20162016: 26 births, rank #5,130
2017: 23 births, rank #5,517
2018: 20 births, rank #6,010
2019: 24 births, rank #5,306
2020: 8 births, rank #11,090
20212021: 16 births, rank #6,967
2022: 18 births, rank #6,464
2023: 17 births, rank #6,680
2024: 10 births, rank #9,556
20252025: 13 births, rank #7,885
Niki rose from #977 to #910 for girls between 1986 and 1993. Its highest annual birth count came in 1972, with 248 births.