Nikki

Nikki is a female given name: 98% of people named Nikki are women, and it is recorded as female in 4 of the 5 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 2%Female 98%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 2% male / 98% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Belgium, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 890 male / 39,616 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Nikki

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Nikki," in English, "Guten Tag Nikki," in German. Nikki is a female given name: about 98% of people named Nikki are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Nikki,

German

Guten Tag Nikki,

French

Bonjour Nikki,

Spanish

Estimado/a Nikki:

Chinese

Nikki您好：

Japanese

Nikki様

English

Hi Nikki,

German

Hi Nikki,

French

Salut Nikki,

Spanish

Hola Nikki,

Chinese

Nikki你好：

Japanese

Nikkiさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Nikki by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	woman's name	2%
Belgium	rare	woman's name	2%
Great Britain	rare	woman's name	25%
India and Sri Lanka	rare	woman's name	2%
Netherlands	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

890 male · 39,616 female · 40,506 births recorded

Male 2%Female 98%

Since 1980: 2% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Nikki a male or female name?

Nikki is a female given name: 98% of people named Nikki are women, and it is recorded as female in 4 of the 5 countries covered.

How do I address Nikki in an email?

Is Nikki a unisex name?

Nikki is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Nikki are men. Nikki leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Nikki a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nikki (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_nikki,
  title  = {Is Nikki a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nikki},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}