Niki is a first given unisex name. Niki has a Persian origin and it is a female name, meaning kindness, Being good, good, benevolent, good turn, goodness, nobility, right; 2- (in ancient times) comfort, prosperity, afterlife reward.
In Greek it is a variant of the male Nikias (Ancient Greek) and female Nicole, a female form of Nicholas (French).
A list of notable people with the name Niki is provided below.
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Music
Niki Barr, American musician
Niki Chow (born 1979), Hong Kong actress and Cantopop singer
Niki DeMartino (born 1995), American singer and internet personality, one half of the duo Niki and Gabi
Niki Haris (born 1967), singer, dancer, and backing vocalist
Niki Shiina, fictional singer from the franchise Ensemble Stars!
Niki Sullivan (1937–2004), American rock and roll guitar player
Niki Zefanya (born 1999), Indonesian R&B singer and songwriter
Film and television
Niki Caro (born 1966), New Zealand film director and screenwriter
Niki Chow (born 1979), Hong Kong actress and singer
Niki de Saint Phalle (1930–2002), French sculptor, painter, and filmmaker
Niki Karimi (born 1971), multi-award-winning Iranian actress and movie director
Niki Linardou (1939–2012), Greek film and stage actress
Niki Marvin, film producer active since the 1980s
Niki Sanders, a fictional character on the television show Heroes
Niki Stevens, a fictional character on the television show The L Word
Niki Middleton (born 1975), Canadian Indigenous Metis actress and model
Sports
Niki Bakoyianni (born 1968), Greek high jumper
Niki Garagouni (born 1977), Greek volleyball player
Niki Jedlicka (born 1987), Austrian poker player
Niki Jenkins (born 1973), Canadian judoka
Niki Lauda (1949–2019), Austrian aviation entrepreneur, former Formula One racing driver and three-time Formula One World Champion
Niki Leferink (born 1976), Dutch football (soccer) player
Niki Panetta (born 1986), Greek triple jumper
Niki-Katerina Sidiropoulou (born 1974), Greek fencer
Niki Xanthou (born 1973), Greek long jumper
Niki Zimling (born 1985), Danish football (soccer) player
Others
Niki Albon (born 1992), British YouTuber and radio personality
Niki Ashton (born 1982), Canadian politician
Niki Davis, New Zealand computer scientist
Niki Goulandris (1925–2019), Greek conservationist, artist, and philanthropist
Niki Kelsey, American politician
Niki Marangou (1948–2013), Cypriot writer and artist
Niki Sharma (born 1979/1980), Canadian politician
Niki Taylor (born 1975), American model
Niki Tzavela (born 1947), Greek politician