Given name
Nicki
“of the victorious people”
In English use, Nicki is a diminutive of Nicholas. One Greek interpretation is “of the victorious people.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Nicki is a diminutive of Nicholas. One Greek interpretation is “of the victorious people.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Nicki is a diminutive of Nicholas. An origin associated with Nicholas is Dutch.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Nicki is a diminutive of Nicholas. In English usage, Nicki is a diminutive of Nicola.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Nicki is a diminutive of Nicholas. The history of Nicholas gives this family its wider story. Nicholas’s Christian associations include Saint Nicholas, a 4th-century bishop of Myra in Lycia, about whom virtually nothing factual is known.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Nicki through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,380
- 297 boys · 6,083 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 190 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −71%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 10 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 190 in 1972. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,844 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nicki’s family of names
In English usage, Nicki is a diminutive of Nicholas. Nicki has a related form in Nicole. In English usage, Nicki is a diminutive of Nicole.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Nicki
- Nicki AycoxAmerican actress (1975–2022)
- Nicki Bille NielsenDanish footballerborn 1988
- Nicki SørensenDanish cyclist, born 1975
- Nicki ClyneCanadian actressborn 1983
- Nicki FrenchBritish singerborn 1964
- Nicki NicoleArgentine rapper and singer-songwriter (born 2000)
- Nicki PedersenDanish motorcycle speedway riderborn 1977
- Nicki Thiimracing driver in the World Endurance Championshipborn 1989
- Nicki ParrottAustralian bassistborn 1970
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Nicki, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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