Girls' name · since 1925
Nikki
Since 1925, U.S. Social Security records show 40,109 babies named Nikki, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #689 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,470 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 40,109
- born since 1925
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nikki is the #3470 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 40,109 recorded since 1925.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikki has been recorded 40,109 times among girls since 1925, currently ranked #3470 nationally and more common than 80% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2025.
- #689 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,470 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 40,109 born since 1925
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikki ranks #689 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,470 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 40,109 born since 1925, peaking in the 1970s.
- #689 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,470 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 40,109
- born since 1925
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nikki's 40,109 recorded births place it above 99.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nikki compares
40,109 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nikki's all-time total is 107x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nikki | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 40,109 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,704 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nikki's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nikki splits its recorded history at 1977: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 1,704 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nikki popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2025
- Peak year (1972)
- 1,704
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Nikki popularity over time - boys
896 total births recorded since 1943 (Nikki as boys' name)
Nikki by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (10,876 births, 27% of the file).
1970s was Nikki's strongest decade.
10,876 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Nikki births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 35
1920s
35 births
- 1930s 90
1930s
90 births
- 1940s 1,617
1940s
1,617 births
- 1950s 2,179
1950s
2,179 births
- 1960s 3,115
1960s
3,115 births
- 1970s
1970s
10,876 births
- 1980s
1980s
10,402 births
- 1990s
1990s
7,438 births
- 2000s 2,823
2000s
2,823 births
- 2010s 1,199
2010s
1,199 births
- 2020s 335
2020s
335 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 10,876 births (27% of all-time use).
How Nikki compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nikki's total volume
Nikki by state
Where Nikki concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,197 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,901 | 7.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 2,090 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 1,962 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 1,655 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 1,538 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Florida | | 1,473 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,373 | 3.4% |
4,197 of 40,109 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Nikki appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nikki's data
- Nikki's decade-level peak was the 1970s (10,876 total births); usage has since declined to 335 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nikkis (4,197 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nikki: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~100 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1925–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nikki draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.