Girls' name · since 1914
Nicolena
Nicolena has 214 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,120 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 214
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
214 girls have been named Nicolena since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicolena has been recorded 214 times among girls since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2015.
- #19,120 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 214 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicolena ranks #19,120 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 214 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #19,120 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 214
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Nicolena's 214 recorded births place it above 73.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nicolena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nicolena's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nicolena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2015
- Peak year (1915)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Nicolena by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (59 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Nicolena's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Nicolena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
50 births
- 1920s
1920s
59 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
34 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 59 births (28% of all-time use).
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- Nicolena's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (59 total births) through the 2010s (21) -- 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 Nicolena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1914–2015 (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 Nicolena 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.