The baby name Tiki is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TEE-kee (IPA: /ˈtiːki/).
Tiki is Polynesian in Origin.
The baby name Tiki is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TEE-kee (IPA: /ˈtiːki/).
Tiki is Polynesian in Origin.
Tiki derives from the Polynesian lexicon, most prominently Māori, where Tiki names the first human in some traditions and the iconic greenstone pendant (hei tiki). The root goes back to Proto-Polynesian *tiki, meaning “human figure” or “carved image,” with close cognates across the region (Hawaiian ki‘i). As a symbol, Tiki evokes ancestry, creation, fertility, craftsmanship, and protective power, echoed in carved figures throughout Aotearoa New Zealand and the wider Pacific.
As a given name, Tiki is modern and largely unisex, found in New Zealand, the Pacific diaspora, and English-speaking countries, sometimes adopted as a lively nickname. Awareness rose with mid-20th-century “tiki” pop culture, though the name’s indigenous meanings predate it by centuries. Variants and related forms include Tiki (Māori/Tahitian/Marquesan) and the Hawaiian cognate Ki‘i; Hei Tiki names the pendant rather than a person. A familiar bearer is U.S. athlete Tiki Barber.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FJ | 0 | #6 | 1 | 374 | |
| KR | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 897 |
| HN | Girls | 0 | #38 | 1 | 884 |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 1,400 |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 4,685 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2010 | #173 | 2 | 1,467 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #206 | 6 | 3,402 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #232 | 3 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #260 | 4 | 7,056 |
| IL | 0 | #276 | 7 | 6,291 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #293 | 2 | 3,687 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| HK | 0 | #355 | 3 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #378 | 4 | 7,951 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #387 | 13 | 5,922 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #446 | 22 | 7,628 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #477 | 47 | 10,981 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #499 | 120 | 11,648 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #502 | 4 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #519 | 5 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #522 | 5 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #531 | 6 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #552 | 6 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #557 | 4 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #570 | 6 | 12,054 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #584 | 48 | 13,121 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #605 | 11 | 16,104 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #618 | 5 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #626 | 5 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| LB | 0 | #687 | 4 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #695 | 6 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #734 | 6 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #857 | 9 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2008 | #883 | 6 | 7,541 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #905 | 26 | 5,610 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #909 | 12 | 15,656 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #922 | 5 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #945 | 38 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #969 | 33 | 16,750 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #972 | 12 | 5,561 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 4 | 14,861 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,084 | 45 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,114 | 28 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,124 | 53 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,129 | 50 | 25,619 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,142 | 42 | 17,781 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,175 | 8 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,188 | 24 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,446 | 26 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,602 | 13 | 28,008 |
Tiki is popular in 67 countries — most recent births per country:
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