Girls' name · since 1916
Nicholina
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 35 babies named Nicholina, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,235 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 35
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
35 girls have been named Nicholina since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicholina has been recorded 35 times among girls since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2016.
- #39,235 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 35 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicholina ranks #39,235 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #39,235 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 35
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Nicholina's 35 recorded births place it above 45.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nicholina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nicholina splits its recorded history at 1929: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1929 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nicholina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2016
- Peak year (1923)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Nicholina by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (19 births, 54% of the file).
1920s was Nicholina's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Nicholina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
19 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 19 births (54% of all-time use).
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What to do with Nicholina's data
- Nicholina's decade-level peak was the 1920s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 5 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nicholina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~100 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, 1916–2016 (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 Nicholina 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.