Girls' name · since 1966
Nickole
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 2,542 babies named Nickole, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,000 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,542
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nickole is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,542 have been recorded since 1966.
Nickole has 2,542 recorded births among girls since 1966, 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 1966 to 2024.
- #4,000 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,542 born since 1966
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nickole ranks #4,000 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,542 born since 1966, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,000 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,542
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nickole's 2,542 recorded births place it above 94.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Nickole's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nickole's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 28% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 72%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 104, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nickole popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2024
- Peak year (1986)
- 104
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Nickole by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (780 births, 31% of the file).
1970s was Nickole's strongest decade.
780 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Nickole births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 59
1960s
59 births
- 1970s
1970s
780 births
- 1980s
1980s
760 births
- 1990s
1990s
488 births
- 2000s 277
2000s
277 births
- 2010s 163
2010s
163 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 780 births (31% of all-time use).
How Nickole compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nickole's total volume
Nickole by state
Where Nickole concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 290 | 11.4% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 143 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 118 | 4.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 57 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 43 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Texas | | 41 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 26 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 20 | 0.8% |
290 of 2,542 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Nickole appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nickole's data
- Nickole's decade-level peak was the 1970s (780 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nickoles (290 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nickole: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1966–2024 (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 Nickole 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.