US rank #5794 Girls' name Peak 2000 1,996 births

Nicoletta — #5794 US girls' name

1,996 babies named Nicoletta in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s1311920s2331930s1431940s1341950s1101960s1091970s1091980s1391990s2472000s3182010s2162020s107
#5794
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 67% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Nicoletta was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

46 babies were named Nicoletta in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nicoletta

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,996 babies named Nicoletta between 1911 and 2024, spanning 114 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nicoletta currently holds the #5794 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nicoletta performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 318 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Nicoletta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 570 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Nicoletta in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nicoletta 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 1,996 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.

Nicoletta at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,996

Since 1911

114 years of records

Peak year

2000

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,794

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1911

Recorded for 114 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nicoletta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1911

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
46
Annual births at peak — across 114 years of records
01020304050 202420091994197919641949193319181911 9

Nicoletta by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
318 births that decade — 16% of Nicoletta's all-time total
1910s1311920s2331930s1431940s1341950s1101960s1091970s1091980s1391990s2472000s3182010s2162020s107

Nicoletta by state

Where Nicoletta concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Nicoletta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
570 28.6%
#2 New Jersey
56 2.8%
#3 Pennsylvania
44 2.2%
#4 California
22 1.1%
#5 Massachusetts
10 0.5%
New York share of Nicoletta's total US births 28.6%
Even split

570 of 1,996 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nicoletta?
1,996 babies have been named Nicoletta since 1911. It currently ranks #5794 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 46 births.
When was Nicoletta most popular?
Nicoletta was most popular in the 2000s decade with 318 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Nicoletta most popular?
The top states for the name Nicoletta are New York (570 births), New Jersey (56 births), Pennsylvania (44 births).
How long has the name Nicoletta been used?
Nicoletta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 114 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nicoletta?
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.

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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, 1911–2024 (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.