Girls' name · since 1957
Nicci
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 278 babies named Nicci, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,564 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 278
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nicci sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 278 recorded since 1957.
Social Security Administration records show Nicci recorded 278 times among girls since 1957, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2019.
- #16,564 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 278 born since 1957
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicci ranks #16,564 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 278 born since 1957, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,564 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 278
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nicci's 278 recorded births place it above 77.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nicci's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nicci splits its recorded history at 1980: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nicci popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2019
- Peak year (1972)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Nicci by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (88 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Nicci's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Nicci births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s
1960s
40 births
- 1970s
1970s
88 births
- 1980s
1980s
79 births
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 88 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Nicci's decade-level peak was the 1970s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nicci: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~62 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1957–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nicci draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.