Recorded 1962–2004 Girls' name Peak 1972 1,346 births

Necole — girls' name

1,346 babies named Necole in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s1301970s6891980s3511990s1462000s30
1970s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Necole was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

80 babies were named Necole in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Necole

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,346 babies named Necole between 1962 and 2004, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Necole currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 80 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Necole performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 689 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Necole shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 77 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Necole in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Necole in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,346 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Necole at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

1,346

Since 1962

43 years of records

Peak year

1972

80 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1962

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2004

Necole popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1962

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1972)
80
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
020406080100 200419981993198819831978197319681962 5

Necole by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
689 births that decade — 51% of Necole's all-time total
1960s1301970s6891980s3511990s1462000s30

Necole by state

Where Necole concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Necole
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
77 5.7%
#2 New York
44 3.3%
#3 Illinois
35 2.6%
#4 Texas
25 1.9%
#5 Michigan
24 1.8%
#6 Louisiana
15 1.1%
#7 Georgia
12 0.9%
#8 Florida
10 0.7%
California share of Necole's total US births 5.7%
Even split

77 of 1,346 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Necole appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Necole?
1,346 babies have been named Necole since 1962. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1972 with 80 births.
When was Necole most popular?
Necole was most popular in the 1970s decade with 689 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Necole most popular?
The top states for the name Necole are California (77 births), New York (44 births), Illinois (35 births).
How long has the name Necole been used?
Necole has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 43 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Necole?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nechama, Necia, Nechelle, Necie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1962–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.