Recorded 1992–1998 Girls' name Peak 1993 18 births

Nicala — girls' name

18 babies named Nicala in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s18
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Nicala was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nicala in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nicala

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Nicala between 1992 and 1998, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nicala currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nicala performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nicala 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 18 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.

Nicala at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

18

Since 1992

7 years of records

Peak year

1993

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1992

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1998

Nicala popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1992

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1993)
8
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
456789 199819931992 5

Nicala by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
18 births that decade — 100% of Nicala's all-time total
1990s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nicala?
18 babies have been named Nicala since 1992. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1993 with 8 births.
When was Nicala most popular?
Nicala was most popular in the 1990s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Nicala been used?
Nicala has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 7 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Nicala?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nicole, Nichole, Nicolette, Nicki, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1992–1998 (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.