At a Glance: Name: Niki – Meaning: goodness, kindness – Origin: Persian – Gender: Unisex
Niki is a Persian unisex name meaning “goodness, kindness”. It appears in our list of 175+ Persian Baby Girl Names That Are Poetic and Rare.
Meaning & Origin of Niki
Meaning: Goodness, kindness.
Origin: Persian.
A common claim: Niki is often assumed to mean 'victory,' since it's a common nickname for Nicholas, Nicole, or Veronica (all ultimately from the Greek word for victory, nike). Actually: That's a separate, unrelated name history — this Persian Niki comes from a different root meaning goodness, not the Greek word for victory.
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
Popularity of Niki
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1932–2024.
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