Recorded 1994–2001 Girls' name Peak 2001 18 births

Nichaela — girls' name

18 babies named Nichaela in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s8
1990s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Nichaela was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nichaela in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nichaela

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Nichaela between 1994 and 2001, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nichaela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nichaela performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nichaela shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nichaela 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.

Nichaela at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

18

Since 1994

8 years of records

Peak year

2001

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1994

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2001

Nichaela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1994

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (2001)
8
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
456789 200119971994 5

Nichaela by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
10 births that decade — 56% of Nichaela's all-time total
1990s102000s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nichaela?
18 babies have been named Nichaela since 1994. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 2001 with 8 births.
When was Nichaela most popular?
Nichaela was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Nichaela been used?
Nichaela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 8 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Nichaela?
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, 1994–2001 (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.