Recorded 1975–1990 Girls' name Peak 1984 87 births

Nicle — girls' name

87 babies named Nicle in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s201980s621990s5
1980s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Nicle was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

11 babies were named Nicle in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nicle

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Nicle between 1975 and 1990, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nicle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nicle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nicle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nicle 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 87 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.

Nicle at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

87

Since 1975

16 years of records

Peak year

1984

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1975

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1990

Nicle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1975

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1984)
11
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4681012 1990198819861984198219781975 8

Nicle by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
62 births that decade — 71% of Nicle's all-time total
1970s201980s621990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nicle?
87 babies have been named Nicle since 1975. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1984 with 11 births.
When was Nicle most popular?
Nicle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Nicle been used?
Nicle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 16 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Nicle?
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, 1975–1990 (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.