Girls' name · since 1911
Nicoletta
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 2,023 babies named Nicoletta, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,670 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,885 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,023
- born since 1911
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nicoletta is the #4885 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,023 recorded since 1911.
Social Security Administration records show Nicoletta recorded 2,023 times among girls since 1911, holding rank #4885 nationally today, ahead of 72% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #4,670 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,885 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,023 born since 1911
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicoletta ranks #4,670 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,885 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,023 born since 1911, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,670 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,885 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,023
- born since 1911
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nicoletta's 2,023 recorded births place it above 93.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Nicoletta compares
2,023 Top 22% higher than 78% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nicoletta's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nicoletta | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,023 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nicoletta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nicoletta's full recorded timeline at 1969, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 46 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nicoletta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Nicoletta by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (318 births, 16% of the file).
2000s was Nicoletta's strongest decade.
318 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Nicoletta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
131 births
- 1920s
1920s
233 births
- 1930s
1930s
143 births
- 1940s
1940s
134 births
- 1950s 110
1950s
110 births
- 1960s 109
1960s
109 births
- 1970s 109
1970s
109 births
- 1980s
1980s
139 births
- 1990s
1990s
247 births
- 2000s
2000s
318 births
- 2010s
2010s
216 births
- 2020s
2020s
134 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 318 births (16% of all-time use).
How Nicoletta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nicoletta's total volume
Nicoletta by state
Where Nicoletta concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 579 | 28.6% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 56 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 44 | 2.2% |
| #4 | California | | 22 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 10 | 0.5% |
579 of 2,023 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Nicoletta's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (318 total births) through the 2020s (134) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Nicolettas (579 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Nicoletta
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nicoletta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1911–2025 (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 Nicoletta 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.