Girls' name · since 1948
Nicholette
Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 1,297 babies named Nicholette, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,293 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,411 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,297
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nicholette is the #13411 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,297 recorded since 1948.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicholette has been recorded 1,297 times among girls since 1948, currently ranked #13411 nationally and more common than 22% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- #6,293 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,411 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,297 born since 1948
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicholette ranks #6,293 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,411 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,297 born since 1948, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,293 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,411 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,297
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nicholette's 1,297 recorded births place it above 91.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nicholette compares
1,297 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nicholette's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nicholette | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,297 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 74 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nicholette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nicholette's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 74, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nicholette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 74
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Nicholette by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (390 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Nicholette's strongest decade.
390 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Nicholette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 19
1940s
19 births
- 1950s 85
1950s
85 births
- 1960s 66
1960s
66 births
- 1970s 115
1970s
115 births
- 1980s
1980s
359 births
- 1990s
1990s
390 births
- 2000s
2000s
181 births
- 2010s 57
2010s
57 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 390 births (30% of all-time use).
How Nicholette compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nicholette's total volume
Nicholette by state
Where Nicholette concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 106 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 31 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 17 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #5 | New York | | 10 | 0.8% |
106 of 1,297 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Nicholette's data
- Nicholette's decade-level peak was the 1990s (390 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nicholettes (106 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Nicholette
Nearby Names Like Nicholette
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nicholette
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Nicholette
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nicholette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1948–2025 (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 Nicholette 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.