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Nikki

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Nikki: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Dutch pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Recording by Marcel Coenders. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Nikki: Recorded since 1987, its highest recorded position is #88, and it stood at #5,927 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #337 to #5927.200020052010201520202025#337#5927
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#337
1997#439
1998#542
1999#469
2000#591
2001#557
2002#585
2003#653
2004#649
2005#718
2006#753
2007#866
2008#1093
2009#1752
2010#1472
2011#1374
2012#1720
2013#2649
2014#2862
2015#2705
2016#2757
2017#2925
2018#2674
2019#2869
2020#2843
2021#4634
2022#3533
2023#4709
2024#5891
2025#5927

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2018: #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #2674 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1987–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1990

    First recorded at #517 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1987 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #88 in New Zealand in 1987.

Nikki's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#59273HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#58913HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#47094HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#35336HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#46344HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#28438HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#28698HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#26749HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#29258HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#27579HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#27059HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#39084HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#28628HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#26499HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#38224HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#172017HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#137422HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#147220HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#46783HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#175215HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#45273HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#109327HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#86636HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#75341HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#71842HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#32084HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#64946HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#30094HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#65344HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#28574HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#58548HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#55750HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#59145HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#46962HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#20975HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#54250HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#43968HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#23374HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#337102HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#28633HighVerified
1987New Zealandfemale#8857HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#4303HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#3843HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#2735HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#3313HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#2525HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#3433HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandfemale#3483HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandfemale#2914HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#3513HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#3583HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#8963HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#8963HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#8763HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#9103HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#8623HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#6245HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#6354HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#5874HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#4147HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#6553HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#4415HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#5163HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#5233HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#4574HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#5173HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Nikki is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Nikki, between 1987 and 2025, in 35 of those 39 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

New ZealandNew Zealand: recorded in 1987New Zealand: highest position in 1987Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1991Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2004England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: recorded in 1999Northern Ireland: recorded in 2000Northern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: highest position in 200219872025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New Zealand19871#88 in 1987
Republic of Ireland1990–201815#414 in 2004
England and Wales1996–202530#337 in 1996
Northern Ireland1997–201010#252 in 2002

Its high point came 17 years earlier in New Zealand (1987) than in Republic of Ireland (2004).

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What is known about Nikki

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1987–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1987 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #88 in New Zealand in 1987. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.