Recorded 1972–1983 Girls' name Peak 1973 38 births

Nickki — girls' name

38 babies named Nickki in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s10
1970s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Nickki was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

9 babies were named Nickki in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nickki

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Nickki between 1972 and 1983, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nickki currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nickki performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nickki shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nickki 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 38 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.

Nickki at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

38

Since 1972

12 years of records

Peak year

1973

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1972

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1983

Nickki popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1972

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1973)
9
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Nickki by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
28 births that decade — 74% of Nickki's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nickki?
38 babies have been named Nickki since 1972. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1973 with 9 births.
When was Nickki most popular?
Nickki was most popular in the 1970s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Nickki been used?
Nickki has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 12 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Nickki?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nicole, Nichole, Nicolette, Nicki, 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, 1972–1983 (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.