Total births
49
Girls' name · since 1973
Nickelle
49 babies named Nickelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 49
- total births
- 1973–2010
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
Nickelle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 49 recorded since 1973.
Nickelle has 49 recorded births among girls since 1973, 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 1973 to 2010.
- 49 total births
- 1973–2010 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 33% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
49 girls have been named Nickelle since 1973, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2010.
- 49
- total births
- 1973–2010
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
33% of everyone ever named Nickelle was born in this single decade.
1973
Single peak year
10 babies were named Nickelle in 1973 - its busiest year on record.
Nickelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nickelle's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nickelle at a glance
Last recorded 2010Peak year
1973
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1973
Nickelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2010
- Peak year (1973)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Nickelle by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Nickelle's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Nickelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 16 births (33% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nickelle? ▼
Nickelle has been given to 49 babies in the U.S. since 1973, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2010. 10 babies were born in 1973, its single highest year.
When was Nickelle most popular? ▼
Nickelle was most popular in the 1970s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Nickelle been used? ▼
Records for Nickelle go back to 1973, giving 38 years of history through 2010.
What names are similar to Nickelle? ▼
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 Nickelle's data
- Nickelle's decade-level peak was the 1970s (16 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.
- 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.
Keep exploring Nickelle
Nearby Names Like Nickelle
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nickelle
Nicole Girl
#318 594,500 births
Nichole Girl
#3343 63,770 births
Nicolette Girl
#2015 17,129 births
Nicki Girl
6,083 births
Nicolle Girl
#3025 6,077 births
Compare Nickelle side by side: Nickelle vs Nicole Nickelle vs Nichole Nickelle vs Nicolette
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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, 1973–2010 (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. "Nickelle: Baby Name Since 1973 - 49 Births, Peak 1973." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nickelle. 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 Nickelle 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.