Niki
Usage of Niki in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Niki against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Niki is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Niki is a Greek name meaning “the people’s victory.” Niki is the scrappy teenage guide played by Molly Ringwald in the 1983 film Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone.
Niki in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 13 girls were named Niki, making it the #7885 girls' name in the US. Since 1932, 7,048 girls have been named Niki, with the most (248) in 1972.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Sweden | #651 girls | 8 | Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket), 2025 |
| Switzerland (German-speaking) | #788 girls | 7 | Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS), BEVNAT, 2025 |
| Switzerland (Italian-speaking) | #183 girls | 1 | Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS/UST), 2025 |
| Switzerland (French-speaking region / Romandy) | #502 girls | 3 | Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS/OFS), 2025 |
| Belgium (Flanders) | #910 girls (all ages) | 545 | Statbel (Belgian federal statistical office), 2024 |
| Cyprus | #20 girls (all ages) | 3,538 | Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT), 2011 |
| Finland | #337 boys (all ages) | 1,104 | Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), 2026 |
| Slovenia | #749 girls (all ages) | 99 | Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS), 2026 |
| Slovenia | #636 boys (all ages) | 136 | Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS), 2026 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Storms named Niki
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Niki, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Typhoon Niki (Category 2) | 1996 | Western Pacific | 176 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Niki
There are 206 towns and villages with Niki in their name, in 10 countries.
🇷🇺 Russia 130🇧🇾 Belarus 48🇺🇦 Ukraine 16🇬🇷 Greece 4🇳🇪 Niger 2🇵🇰 Pakistan 2🇧🇩 Bangladesh 1🇯🇵 Japan 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Kotel’niki | Moscow Oblast, 🇷🇺 Russia | 18,300 | Map |
| Novosokol’niki | Pskov Oblast, 🇷🇺 Russia | 9,029 | Map |
| Niki | Hokkaido, 🇯🇵 Japan | 3,874 | Map |
| Pchel’niki | Crimea, 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 528 | Map |
| Mel’niki | Crimea, 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 285 | Map |
| Níki | West Macedonia, 🇬🇷 Greece | 209 | Map |
| Níki | West Macedonia, 🇬🇷 Greece | 41 | Map |
| Amel’niki | Grodnenskaya, 🇧🇾 Belarus | – | Map |
| Bel’niki | Kostroma Oblast, 🇷🇺 Russia | – | Map |
| Bliz’niki | 🇧🇾 Belarus | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Niki
There are 6 lakes and reservoirs with Niki in their name, in 4 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 2🇷🇺 Russia 2🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1🇺🇸 United States 1
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| Lac Niki | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Niki | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Niki Lake | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Niki Wewa | North Central Province, 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | Map |
| Ozero Pchel’niki | Voronezh Oblast, 🇷🇺 Russia | Map |
| Prud Kol’niki | Volgograd Oblast, 🇷🇺 Russia | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Niki songs
One song on Wikidata has Niki in its title:
- Niki FM – Hawthorne Heights (2005)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Niki
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Niki.
Niki Cross
Niki Lauda
Niki Terpstra
Niki Wories
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Fictional characters named Niki
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Niki as a pet name
FurryName has found 81 dogs named Niki in public pet registers, making it the #1,190 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Villavicencio (3), Maple Ridge (3), Tacoma (2). Niki as a dog name →
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