Recorded 1962–2013 Girls' name Peak 1988 22 births

Nicolee — girls' name

22 babies named Nicolee in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s51980s62010s6
1980s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Nicolee was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

6 babies were named Nicolee in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nicolee

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Nicolee between 1962 and 2013, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nicolee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nicolee performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nicolee shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nicolee 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 22 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.

Nicolee at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

22

Since 1962

52 years of records

Peak year

1988

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1962

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2013

Nicolee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1962

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1988)
6
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
4.555.566.5 2013198819721962 5

Nicolee by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
6 births that decade — 27% of Nicolee's all-time total
1960s51970s51980s62010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nicolee?
22 babies have been named Nicolee since 1962. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1988 with 6 births.
When was Nicolee most popular?
Nicolee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Nicolee been used?
Nicolee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 52 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Nicolee?
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, 1962–2013 (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.