Nikki is a given name. It is commonly a nickname for Nicholas and its variants Nikolina, Nicole, Nicola; and Nikita, and Veronica. Notable people with the given name include: Arts and entertainment Music Nikki (singer), Japanese-American singer Nikki Hornsby, American singer-songwriter Nikki Kerkhof, Dutch singer, and winner of Idols 4 Nikki McKibbin, American singer in the 2002 debut season of American Idol Nikki Sixx, Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Stringfield, guitarist for The Iron Maidens and Before The Mourning Nikki Sudden, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Nikki Webster, Australian pop star and model Nikki Yanofsky, Canadian jazz-pop singer Television and film Nikki Bedi, television and radio presenter Nikki Blonsky, American actress known as Tracy Turnblad in the remake of Hairspray Nikki Cox, American actress known for roles in Unhappily Ever After and Las Vegas Nikki DeLoach (born 1979), American actress Nikki Glaser, comedian Nikki Grahame, contestant on Big Brother 7 in the UK Nikki Patel, British actress from Coronation Street Nikki Reed (born 1988), American actress known as Rosalie Hale in The Twilight Saga Nikki Sanderson, British actress known as Candice Stowe in Coronation Street Nikki Tamboli (born 1996), Indian film actress Nikki Tilroe, Canadian puppeteer known as the Mime Lady on Today's Special Nikki Valdez (born 1981), Filipino actress and singer Nikki Ziering, American model and actress Professional wrestling Nikki Bella, ring name of American professional wrestler Stephanie Nicole Garcia-Colace Nikki Roxx, a ring name of American professional wrestler Nicole Raczynski Nikki Cross, a ring name of Scottish professional wrestler Nicola Glencross Adult entertainment Nikki Benz, Canadian pornographic actress and film director Nikki Tyler, American former pornographic actress Sports Nikki Bishop, Australian equestrian Nikki Franke, American fencer and fencing coach Nikki Garrett, Australian professional golfer Nikki Kidd, Scottish field hockey forward Nikki Teasley, basketball player for the Washington Mystics in the Women's National Basketball Association Other fields Nikki Giovanni, American poet and author Nikki Haley, governor of South Carolina Nikki Craft, American political activist, feminist, artist and writer Nikki Hemming, CEO of Sharman Networks and President of LEF Interactive Nikki Thomas (activist), Canadian women's rights activist and former prostitute Nikki Whitehead, American victim of matricide Fictional characters Nikki (comics), member of the Guardians of the Galaxy Nikki Newman, in the CBS soap opera The Young and The Restless Nikki Fernandez, on the ABC television drama Lost Nikki Maxwell, main character in the Dork Diaries book series Nikki Morris, a character in