Girls' name · since 1948
Nickolette
Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 131 babies named Nickolette, peaking in 1951. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,194 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 131
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nickolette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 131 have been recorded since 1948.
Social Security Administration records show Nickolette recorded 131 times among girls since 1948, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2002.
- #24,194 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 131 born since 1948
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nickolette ranks #24,194 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 131 born since 1948, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,194 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 131
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nickolette's 131 recorded births place it above 66.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nickolette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nickolette's full recorded timeline at 1986, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1951 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nickolette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2002
- Peak year (1951)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Nickolette by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (46 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Nickolette's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Nickolette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
32 births
- 1990s
1990s
46 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 46 births (35% of all-time use).
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What to do with Nickolette's data
- Nickolette's decade-level peak was the 1990s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Nickolette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1948–2002 (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 Nickolette 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.