Recorded 1967–2019 Girls' name Peak 1991 1,229 births

Nicollette — girls' name

1,229 babies named Nicollette in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s71980s1881990s8012000s1842010s44
1990s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Nicollette was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

143 babies were named Nicollette in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nicollette

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,229 babies named Nicollette between 1967 and 2019, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nicollette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 143 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nicollette performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 801 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nicollette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 151 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Nicollette in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nicollette 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 1,229 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.

Nicollette at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

1,229

Since 1967

53 years of records

Peak year

1991

143 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1967

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2019

Nicollette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1967

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1991)
143
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
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Nicollette by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
801 births that decade — 65% of Nicollette's all-time total
1960s51970s71980s1881990s8012000s1842010s44

Nicollette by state

Where Nicollette concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nicollette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
151 12.3%
#2 New York
104 8.5%
#3 Texas
50 4.1%
#4 Pennsylvania
42 3.4%
#5 Illinois
39 3.2%
#6 Ohio
34 2.8%
#7 New Jersey
32 2.6%
#8 Florida
29 2.4%
California share of Nicollette's total US births 12.3%
Even split

151 of 1,229 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Nicollette appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nicollette?
1,229 babies have been named Nicollette since 1967. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1991 with 143 births.
When was Nicollette most popular?
Nicollette was most popular in the 1990s decade with 801 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Nicollette most popular?
The top states for the name Nicollette are California (151 births), New York (104 births), Texas (50 births).
How long has the name Nicollette been used?
Nicollette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 53 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Nicollette?
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, 1967–2019 (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.