Recorded 1966–2014 Girls' name Peak 1994 1,837 births

Nicholle — girls' name

1,837 babies named Nicholle in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s711970s5271980s5991990s4832000s1322010s25
1980s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Nicholle was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

73 babies were named Nicholle in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nicholle

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,837 babies named Nicholle between 1966 and 2014, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nicholle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 73 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nicholle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 599 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nicholle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 232 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Nicholle in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nicholle 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 1,837 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.

Nicholle at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

1,837

Since 1966

49 years of records

Peak year

1994

73 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1966

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2014

Nicholle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1966

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1994)
73
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
020406080 201420072001199519891983197719711966 7

Nicholle by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
599 births that decade — 33% of Nicholle's all-time total
1960s711970s5271980s5991990s4832000s1322010s25

Nicholle by state

Where Nicholle concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nicholle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
232 12.6%
#2 New York
82 4.5%
#3 Michigan
38 2.1%
#4 Pennsylvania
33 1.8%
#5 Illinois
26 1.4%
#6 Texas
24 1.3%
#7 Ohio
21 1.1%
#8 Minnesota
14 0.8%
California share of Nicholle's total US births 12.6%
Even split

232 of 1,837 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Nicholle appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nicholle?
1,837 babies have been named Nicholle since 1966. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1994 with 73 births.
When was Nicholle most popular?
Nicholle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 599 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Nicholle most popular?
The top states for the name Nicholle are California (232 births), New York (82 births), Michigan (38 births).
How long has the name Nicholle been used?
Nicholle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 49 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Nicholle?
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, 1966–2014 (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.