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 [ syll. ni-ki, nik-i ] The girl name Niki is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced NIYKiy KEY. Niki is of Latin and Old Greek origin. It is used mainly in Polish, German, and Greek. Niki is a Polish form of the Czech, German, Polish, Russian, and Slavic Dominika. Niki is also a German and Greek pet form of the English, German, and Italian Nicola. Niki is also a German and Greek pet form of the English, French, and German Nicole. See also the related form, the English and German Nicki. Niki is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1972 with 0.015% of baby girls being named Niki. It was #630 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a marked decline in frequency since then, and is used only on a very light scale now. Among the family of girl names directly related to Niki, the English, French, and German Nicole was the most widely used in 2008. Niki has in the last century been primarily given to girls. Baby names that sound like Niki include the Polish Nacia, the Arabic Naja, the Arabic Najah, the English Nanci, the English Nancy, the Japanese Naoko, the Hebrew Nasya, the Spanish Necha, the Spanish Necho, the name Neci, the Hungarian Necia, the English and Indian Neisha, the name Neka, the English Nesa, the Spanish Nesho, the English Nesi, the English, Irish, Russian, Latvian, and Lithuanian Nessa, the English Nessi, the English and Scottish Nessie, and the English Nessy. A famous person named Niki is Model, Niki Taylor, born 5 March 1975, Miami, Florida. KEY: approx English pronunciation for Niki: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
