Recorded 1965–2010 Girls' name Peak 1972 1,352 births

Niccole — girls' name

1,352 babies named Niccole in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s531970s5561980s4961990s2012000s412010s5
1970s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Niccole was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

81 babies were named Niccole in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Niccole

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,352 babies named Niccole between 1965 and 2010, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Niccole currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 81 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Niccole performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 556 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Niccole shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 134 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Niccole in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Niccole 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 1,352 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.

Niccole at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

1,352

Since 1965

46 years of records

Peak year

1972

81 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1965

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2010

Niccole popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1965

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1972)
81
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Niccole by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
556 births that decade — 41% of Niccole's all-time total
1960s531970s5561980s4961990s2012000s412010s5

Niccole by state

Where Niccole concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Niccole
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
134 9.9%
#2 New York
59 4.4%
#3 Michigan
35 2.6%
#4 Pennsylvania
29 2.1%
#5 Illinois
25 1.8%
#6 Florida
20 1.5%
#7 Ohio
12 0.9%
#8 Missouri
5 0.4%
California share of Niccole's total US births 9.9%
Even split

134 of 1,352 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Niccole appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Niccole?
1,352 babies have been named Niccole since 1965. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1972 with 81 births.
When was Niccole most popular?
Niccole was most popular in the 1970s decade with 556 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Niccole most popular?
The top states for the name Niccole are California (134 births), New York (59 births), Michigan (35 births).
How long has the name Niccole been used?
Niccole has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 46 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Niccole?
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.

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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, 1965–2010 (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.