Recorded 1916–2016 Girls' name Peak 1923 35 births

Nicholina — girls' name

35 babies named Nicholina in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s191980s52010s5
1920s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Nicholina was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nicholina in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nicholina

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Nicholina between 1916 and 2016, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nicholina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nicholina performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nicholina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nicholina 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 35 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.

Nicholina at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

35

Since 1916

101 years of records

Peak year

1923

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1916

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 2016

Nicholina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1916

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1923)
8
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
456789 201619821929192619231916 6

Nicholina by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
19 births that decade — 54% of Nicholina's all-time total
1910s61920s191980s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nicholina?
35 babies have been named Nicholina since 1916. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1923 with 8 births.
When was Nicholina most popular?
Nicholina was most popular in the 1920s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Nicholina been used?
Nicholina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 101 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Nicholina?
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, 1916–2016 (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.