Girls' name · since 1974
Nickell
Nickell has 11 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #53,834 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nickell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nickell has been recorded 11 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1974 to 1999.
- #53,834 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nickell ranks #53,834 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #53,834 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nickell's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nickell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nickell splits its recorded history at 1999: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nickell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1999
- Peak year (1999)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Nickell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Nickell's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Nickell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nickell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~25 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, 1974–1999 (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 Nickell 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.