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How popular is the name Nikki?
Births per year, rank history and how many Nikkis are alive today.
Nikki (female) is a shortened form of the name Nicola (and sometimes of Nicole). Although Nikki itself was given to 3 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 5927th as a registered name), most Nikkis are registered as Nicola, which ranked 4201st in 2025 with 5 babies.
Most people called Nikki are registered as Nicola, and share that name's profile: the Nicola you are most likely to meet is around 52 years old. Half of all Nicolas born in England and Wales are between 44 and 55, and there are at least 180,000 of them alive today. Only some Nicolas go by Nikki.
How many babies are named Nikki or Nicola each year?
Combined registrations of Nicola, Nikola, Nikki. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Nicola rank as a registered name?
Where does Nikki rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Nikki short for Nicola?
Yes - Nikki is a shortened form of Nicola. It is also used for Nicole. Nikkis are usually registered as Nicola at birth.
When was the name Nikki most popular?
The full name Nicola peaked in 1974, when around 10,600 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Nikki itself peaked as a registered name in 1996, with 102 babies.
How many people are called Nikki?
There's no official count of people who go by Nikki, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 180,000 people registered as Nicola born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Nikki.
How old is the typical Nikki?
Most people called Nikki are registered as Nicola. Most living Nicolas are between 44 and 55; the most common age is about 52.
Is Nikki becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1974 peak.