Recorded 1983–2014 Girls' name Peak 2005 22 births

Ni — girls' name

22 babies named Ni in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52000s122010s5
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Ni was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ni in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ni

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Ni between 1983 and 2014, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ni currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ni performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ni shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ni in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 22 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ni at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

22

Since 1983

32 years of records

Peak year

2005

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1983

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2014

Ni popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1983

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2005)
7
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2014200520031983 5

Ni by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
12 births that decade — 55% of Ni's all-time total
1980s52000s122010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ni?
22 babies have been named Ni since 1983. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2005 with 7 births.
When was Ni most popular?
Ni was most popular in the 2000s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Ni been used?
Ni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 32 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Ni?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nicole, Nina, Nichole, Nikki, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.