US rank #5959 Girls' name Peak 2002 1,793 births

Nicolina — #5959 US girls' name

1,793 babies named Nicolina in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s61910s1861920s2641930s1311940s861950s611960s791970s951980s1321990s2182000s2272010s2202020s83
#5959
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 66% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Nicolina was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

34 babies were named Nicolina in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nicolina

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,793 babies named Nicolina between 1897 and 2024, spanning 128 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nicolina currently holds the #5959 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nicolina performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 264 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Nicolina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 396 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Nicolina in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nicolina 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 1,793 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.

Nicolina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,793

Since 1897

128 years of records

Peak year

2002

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#5,959

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1897

Recorded for 128 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nicolina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1897

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
34
Annual births at peak — across 128 years of records
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Nicolina by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
264 births that decade — 15% of Nicolina's all-time total
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Nicolina by state

Where Nicolina concentrates geographically — total births since 1897

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Nicolina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
396 22.1%
#2 Pennsylvania
54 3.0%
#3 New Jersey
48 2.7%
#4 California
17 0.9%
New York share of Nicolina's total US births 22.1%
Even split

396 of 1,793 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nicolina?
1,793 babies have been named Nicolina since 1897. It currently ranks #5959 among girls. The peak year was 2002 with 34 births.
When was Nicolina most popular?
Nicolina was most popular in the 1920s decade with 264 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Nicolina most popular?
The top states for the name Nicolina are New York (396 births), Pennsylvania (54 births), New Jersey (48 births).
How long has the name Nicolina been used?
Nicolina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1897, spanning 128 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nicolina?
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, 1897–2024 (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.