Nikki
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the female given names Nicole, Nichole, Nicola, and Nichola, variant of Nicky. 20th-century fanciful respelling of Nicky.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Nikki (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Nikki has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2010. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16 | – |
| 1999 | 10 | – |
| 2000 | – | – |
| 2001 | 10 | – |
| 2002 | 21 | – |
| 2003 | 14 | – |
| 2004 | 19 | – |
| 2005 | 26 | – |
| 2006 | 25 | – |
| 2007 | 27 | – |
| 2008 | 37 | – |
| 2009 | 45 | 4 |
| 2010 | 82 | 3 |
| 2011 | 63 | 5 |
| 2012 | 62 | 6 |
| 2013 | 66 | 4 |
| 2014 | 45 | 2 |
| 2015 | 50 | 5 |
| 2016 | 50 | 3 |
| 2017 | 47 | – |
| 2018 | 55 | – |
| 2019 | 60 | – |
| 2020 | 59 | 4 |
| 2021 | 39 | – |
| 2022 | 39 | 2 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 149 | 19 |
| 2000 | 157 | 20 |
| 2001 | 169 | 22 |
| 2002 | 189 | 22 |
| 2003 | 208 | 24 |
| 2004 | 235 | 25 |
| 2005 | 264 | 27 |
| 2006 | 292 | 27 |
| 2007 | 320 | 29 |
| 2008 | 359 | 30 |
| 2009 | 409 | 33 |
| 2010 | 492 | 36 |
| 2011 | 561 | 41 |
| 2012 | 624 | 51 |
| 2013 | 687 | 53 |
| 2014 | 734 | 56 |
| 2015 | 785 | 61 |
| 2016 | 844 | 62 |
| 2017 | 904 | 63 |
| 2018 | 962 | 63 |
| 2019 | 1,032 | 62 |
| 2020 | 1,085 | 66 |
Nikki in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Nikki.Hi! My name is Nikki.
- Nikki ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Nikki called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Nikki har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Nikki has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Nikkis mamma är lärare.Nikki's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Nikkis mamma is Nikki's mum.
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Questions about Nikki
How do you pronounce Nikki in Swedish?
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What does the name Nikki mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the female given names Nicole, Nichole, Nicola, and Nichola, variant of Nicky. 20th-century fanciful respelling of Nicky.
How popular is Nikki in Sweden?
41 babies were named Nikki in 2022. In 2020, 1,151 people in Sweden had Nikki as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2010 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.