Girls' name · since 1969

Nickcole

127 babies named Nickcole in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

127
total births
1969–1993
years on record
1970s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade

Nickcole is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 127 have been recorded since 1969.

Nickcole has 127 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1993.

  • 127 total births
  • 1969–1993 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 62% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

127 girls have been named Nickcole since 1969, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1993.

127
total births
1969–1993
years on record
1970s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Nickcole was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

15 babies were named Nickcole in 1972 - its busiest year on record.

Nickcole's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Nickcole's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Nickcole at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

127

Since 1969

25 years of records

Peak year

1972

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1969

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1993

Nickcole popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1993

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1972)
15
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
05101520 19691971197319761979198119861993 5

Nickcole by decade

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

1970s was Nickcole's strongest decade.

79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.

Nickcole births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 79 births (62% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nickcole?
127 babies have been named Nickcole since 1969. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1972 with 15 births.
When was Nickcole most popular?
Nickcole was most popular in the 1970s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Nickcole been used?
Records for Nickcole go back to 1969, giving 25 years of history through 1993.
What names are similar to Nickcole?
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.

What to do with Nickcole's data

  • Nickcole's decade-level peak was the 1970s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1969–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nickcole: Baby Name Since 1969 - 127 Births, Peak 1972." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nickcole. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Nickcole 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 July 2026.