Girls' name · since 1962
Nicolee
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Nicolee, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #44,914 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nicolee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 22 have been recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Nicolee recorded 22 times among girls since 1962, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2013.
- #44,914 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 22 born since 1962
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicolee ranks #44,914 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1962, peaking in the 1980s.
- #44,914 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nicolee's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nicolee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nicolee splits its recorded history at 1988: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nicolee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2013
- Peak year (1988)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Nicolee by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (6 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Nicolee's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Nicolee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6 births (27% of all-time use).
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- Nicolee's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2010s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Nicolee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1962–2013 (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 Nicolee 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.