Recorded 1989–2000 Girls' name Peak 1989 31 births

Nicolett — girls' name

31 babies named Nicolett in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s151990s112000s5
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Nicolett was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

15 babies were named Nicolett in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nicolett

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Nicolett between 1989 and 2000, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nicolett currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nicolett performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nicolett shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nicolett in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nicolett 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 31 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.

Nicolett at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

31

Since 1989

12 years of records

Peak year

1989

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1989

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2000

Nicolett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1989

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1989)
15
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
05101520 2000199619911989 15

Nicolett by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
15 births that decade — 48% of Nicolett's all-time total
1980s151990s112000s5

Nicolett by state

Where Nicolett concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nicolett
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
12 38.7%
New York share of Nicolett's total US births 38.7%

12 of 31 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nicolett?
31 babies have been named Nicolett since 1989. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1989 with 15 births.
When was Nicolett most popular?
Nicolett was most popular in the 1980s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Nicolett most popular?
The top states for the name Nicolett are New York (12 births).
How long has the name Nicolett been used?
Nicolett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 12 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Nicolett?
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, 1989–2000 (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.