Girls' name · since 1953
Nicolet
Since 1953, U.S. Social Security records show 109 babies named Nicolet, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,190 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 109
- born since 1953
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nicolet is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 109 have been recorded since 1953.
Nicolet has 109 recorded births among girls since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2012.
- #26,190 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 109 born since 1953
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicolet ranks #26,190 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 109 born since 1953, peaking in the 1990s.
- #26,190 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 109
- born since 1953
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nicolet's 109 recorded births place it above 63.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nicolet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nicolet's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nicolet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2012
- Peak year (1991)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Nicolet by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (46 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Nicolet's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Nicolet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
39 births
- 1990s
1990s
46 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 46 births (42% of all-time use).
Nicolet by state
Where Nicolet concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 4.6% |
5 of 109 births nationwide.
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- Nicolet's decade-level peak was the 1990s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nicolets (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nicolet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1953–2012 (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 Nicolet 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.