Nicki

Nicki is a female given name: 92% of people named Nicki are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 4 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 8%Female 92%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 8% male / 92% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Denmark, Germany
US births since 1880: 297 male / 6,052 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Nicki

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Nicki," in English, "Guten Tag Nicki," in German. Nicki is a female given name: about 92% of people named Nicki are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Nicki,

German

Guten Tag Nicki,

French

Bonjour Nicki,

Spanish

Estimado/a Nicki:

Chinese

Nicki您好：

Japanese

Nicki様

English

Hi Nicki,

German

Hi Nicki,

French

Salut Nicki,

Spanish

Hola Nicki,

Chinese

Nicki你好：

Japanese

Nicki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 Nicki by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	woman's name	5%
Denmark	rare	man's name	98%
Germany	rare	man's name	75%
Great Britain	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

297 male · 6,052 female · 6,349 births recorded

Male 5%Female 95%

Since 1980: 2% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Nicki a male or female name?

Nicki is a female given name: 92% of people named Nicki are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 4 countries covered.

How do I address Nicki in an email?

Is Nicki a unisex name?

Nicki is not a unisex name: 8% of people named Nicki are men. Nicki 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 Nicki a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nicki (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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