Recorded 1973–2010 Girls' name Peak 1973 49 births

Nickelle — girls' name

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.

1970s161980s101990s112000s72010s5
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.

What the Data Says About Nickelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Nickelle between 1973 and 2010, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nickelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nickelle performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nickelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nickelle 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 49 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.

Nickelle at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

49

Since 1973

38 years of records

Peak year

1973

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1973

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2010

Nickelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1973

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1973)
10
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4681012 20102001199919921989198019781973 10

Nickelle by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
16 births that decade — 33% of Nickelle's all-time total
1970s161980s101990s112000s72010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nickelle?
49 babies have been named Nickelle since 1973. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1973 with 10 births.
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?
Nickelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 38 years of data 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.

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, 1973–2010 (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.