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The baby name Ni is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /niː/ (English: "nee"); Mandarin examples: ní (second tone) /ni˧˥/, nǐ (third tone) /ni˨˩˦/, nì (fourth tone) /ni˥˩/; Japanese/Korean/Vietnamese: /ni/.

Ni is Chinese, Irish, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Chinese, Irish, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese
Pronunciation: /niː/ (English: "nee"); Mandarin examples: ní (second tone) /ni˧˥/, nǐ (third tone) /ni˨˩˦/, nì (fourth tone) /ni˥˩/; Japanese/Korean/Vietnamese: /ni/

What is the meaning of the name Ni ?

The baby name Ni is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /niː/ (English: "nee"); Mandarin examples: ní (second tone) /ni˧˥/, nǐ (third tone) /ni˨˩˦/, nì (fourth tone) /ni˥˩/; Japanese/Korean/Vietnamese: /ni/.

Ni is Chinese, Irish, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese in Origin.

Ni is a compact, multicultural given name and surname with meanings that vary by language. In Chinese, Ni is the pinyin for the surname 倪 (Ní), recorded since antiquity; in Cantonese it appears as Ngai. As a given name, Ni may be written 妮 (girl), 霓 (secondary rainbow), or 尼 (nun), making it often feminine but usable unisex.

In Burmese, ni (နီ) means red and features in compound names or doubled as Ni Ni. Vietnamese also uses Ni as a feminine name, distinct from Nhi meaning little one. Irish Ní, with an accent, is a women’s surname prefix meaning daughter of, not a given name, though it informs the pronunciation nee. Variants and related forms include Ni, Ngai (for the Chinese surname), Ni‑Ni, and short forms of Nicole, Nia, or Nisha.

Ni has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Ni

Ni Ni Actor · Born 1988 · People's Republic of China Ni Ni is a Chinese actress best known for her role as Yu Mo in the film 'The Flowers of War'. She has also starred in movies like 'Love and Destiny' and 'The Rise of Phoenixes'. Born in 1988, she has become a prominent figure in Chinese cinema.

Ni – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
KH Boys 0 #8 2 270
MV 0 #19 1 644
MV Girls 0 #29 7 2,021
EE 0 #37 1 1,051
GE 0 #37 8 997
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
MO 0 #52 1 2,706
PR 0 #55 1 1,497
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
GE Girls 0 #67 39 1,564
IN 0 #69 3 2,963
AF 0 #74 3 1,883
AZ Girls 0 #75 1 1,051
JP 0 #76 2 4,057
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
MV Boys 0 #78 2 3,375
SI 0 #78 3 1,612
CN 0 #79 8 3,857
BG 0 #80 3 1,799
MD Boys 0 #81 1 756
ID Girls 0 #83 16 3,319
RS 0 #83 2 923
TW 0 #87 14 4,523
LT 0 #88 1 949
JM 0 #92 2 3,714
KZ 0 #93 2 1,452
GE Boys 0 #96 14 2,055
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
QA 0 #105 2 7,011
PH 0 #107 4 5,607
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
IQ 0 #125 9 3,533
MU 0 #126 11 3,613
AZ Boys 0 #127 5 1,400
BN Boys 0 #135 5 6,332
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
RS Girls 0 #136 2 1,651
BW Girls 0 #150 2 4,216
MT Girls 0 #151 3 3,773
BW Boys 0 #153 2 4,685
RS Boys 0 #153 2 2,277
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
SI Girls 0 #172 6 2,769
TW Girls 0 #173 108 8,139
HR 0 #178 4 2,081
MT Boys 0 #178 2 4,064
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
LU Girls 0 #184 7 4,850
AE 0 #185 3 10,220
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
BD 0 #193 35 5,992
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
Austria 0 #197 17 850
LT Girls 0 #198 3 1,904
SI Boys 0 #203 9 3,402
BG Boys 0 #212 9 3,850
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
AO Girls 0 #214 4 4,575
LU Boys 0 #219 2 4,970
AL Girls 0 #220 8 4,141
HU Girls 0 #224 2 3,308
TW Boys 0 #225 17 7,111
IR 0 #228 4 4,221
BG Girls 0 #230 2 3,559
MO Boys 0 #230 5 5,842
MO Girls 0 #232 20 7,056
NA Girls 0 #235 3 7,146
PT 0 #236 11 4,161
HR Boys 0 #246 13 3,997
JP Girls 0 #246 6 6,592
AO Boys 0 #247 3 5,568
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
MU Girls 0 #252 100 8,539
NA Boys 0 #252 2 6,830
SG 0 #252 18 11,010
EC Girls 0 #255 4 3,650
MU Boys 0 #266 93 8,477
AF Boys 0 #269 6 3,535
HR Girls 0 #269 21 3,687
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
CN Boys 0 #276 44 9,639
JM Girls 0 #276 3 7,507
DZ 0 #277 2,430 20,130
AL Boys 0 #280 19 5,122
CN Girls 0 #282 68 8,829
JM Boys 0 #292 2 6,876
KZ Boys 0 #292 5 6,578
BD Girls 0 #293 94 8,413
JP Boys 0 #299 5 7,909
MY 0 #300 31 12,352
QA Girls 0 #306 11 15,378
SA 0 #309 4 10,560
Germany 0 #310 133 2,542
KZ Girls 0 #326 7 5,862
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
PL Boys 0 #333 8 6,459
Austria Girls 0 #334 87 1,885
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
HK 0 #338 11 8,483
PT Boys 0 #338 30 7,951
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
PL Girls 0 #340 15 5,096
TN 0 #341 855 13,765
PT Girls 0 #347 108 7,952
BR 0 #353 8 5,969
SD Girls 0 #353 6 7,678
GH Boys 0 #354 8 8,138
OM Girls 0 #357 40 15,987
SG Girls 0 #360 234 18,916
PH Girls 0 #368 23 13,098
PH Boys 0 #370 14 11,440
BD Boys 0 #371 225 10,045
Germany Girls 0 #375 666 4,949
YE 0 #392 7 8,639
BO 0 #405 4 6,868
UY Boys 0 #407 7 5,922
EG 0 #409 4 6,387
IQ Girls 0 #413 92 11,303
Austria Boys 0 #423 20 2,180
SD Boys 0 #430 16 10,523
CL 0 #431 4 6,867
Spain 0 #434 19 2,326
MX 0 #442 4 8,339
RU Girls 0 #444 55 11,913
IR Boys 0 #455 98 10,162
AR Boys 0 #458 10 7,628
RU Boys 0 #462 44 12,621
HK Girls 0 #465 151 16,104
ZA 0 #471 4 14,421
IR Girls 0 #475 56 8,334
KW Girls 0 #481 35 19,177
HK Boys 0 #496 32 12,905
GT Boys 0 #498 2 7,625
UY Girls 0 #501 10 6,731
PA Boys 0 #503 3 9,305
CO 0 #507 4 7,768
CR Boys 0 #509 2 10,188
AE Girls 0 #512 42 20,968
LY 0 #514 22 12,703
PA Girls 0 #515 4 9,861
CM Boys 0 #529 22 12,054
BH 0 #533 21 17,937
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
PS Girls 0 #544 4 10,981
CM Girls 0 #557 4 11,671
PS Boys 0 #557 5 10,655
MY Girls 0 #564 479 24,821
CR Girls 0 #565 9 11,342
MA 0 #607 667 20,986
IN Girls 0 #609 23 13,121
IL Boys 0 #617 9 10,983
BO Boys 0 #620 3 9,244
AR Girls 0 #622 9 8,289
SG Boys 0 #631 67 17,960
IQ Boys 0 #633 35 13,071
CL Boys 0 #637 29 13,390
IL Girls 0 #642 4 11,648
BO Girls 0 #646 6 9,488
LB 0 #646 13 13,263
IT 0 #657 58 4,183
QA Boys 0 #676 32 18,093
Germany Boys 0 #678 288 5,697
BR Boys 0 #722 30 12,213
KW Boys 0 #730 40 18,755
NG Girls 0 #756 31 15,093
SY 0 #762 6 11,684
EG Girls 0 #811 149 14,742
SA Girls 0 #813 123 25,931
OM Boys 0 #815 67 17,948
CL Girls 0 #822 30 14,098
EG Boys 0 #829 58 15,035
BR Girls 0 #838 104 12,708
MY Boys 0 #844 271 25,439
PE Boys 0 #862 17 14,506
Spain Boys 0 #885 46 5,610
CO Boys 0 #896 25 15,656
NL Girls 0 #896 60 5,933
NL Boys 0 #903 49 5,873
PE Girls 0 #922 22 14,861
United States Girls 2014 #928 5 9,590
Spain Girls 0 #928 56 5,561
IN Boys 0 #932 70 16,750
NG Boys 0 #932 20 16,906
MX Boys 0 #970 13 16,355
AE Boys 0 #1,034 59 22,615
CO Girls 0 #1,039 40 16,140
ZA Girls 0 #1,120 22 25,928
TR 0 #1,121 91 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,151 323 10,046
ZA Boys 0 #1,152 27 25,619
MX Girls 0 #1,162 22 17,781
IT Girls 0 #1,223 224 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,476 139 28,008

Ni is popular in 84 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Ni

Ni is predominantly a girl's name.
Ni is a one syllable name, pronounced /niː/ (English: "nee"); Mandarin examples: ní (second tone) /ni˧˥/, nǐ (third tone) /ni˨˩˦/, nì (fourth tone) /ni˥˩/; Japanese/Korean/Vietnamese: /ni/.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Ní (accented form), 妮 (Chinese character), 尼 (Chinese character), Nii (alternate romanization) and Ni- as a name element or prefix.
Somewhat — Ni ranked #928 in United States in 2014, placing it just outside the most common names.
Yes — 1 notable people named Ni are in our database, including Ni Ni (Actor).