Recorded 1971–2009 Girls' name Peak 1995 112 births

Nikelle — girls' name

112 babies named Nikelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s201980s171990s572000s18
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Nikelle was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

11 babies were named Nikelle in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nikelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 112 babies named Nikelle between 1971 and 2009, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nikelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nikelle performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nikelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nikelle 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 112 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.

Nikelle at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

112

Since 1971

39 years of records

Peak year

1995

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1971

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2009

Nikelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1971

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1995)
11
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4681012 2009199919951991198819721971 5

Nikelle by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
57 births that decade — 51% of Nikelle's all-time total
1970s201980s171990s572000s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nikelle?
112 babies have been named Nikelle since 1971. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1995 with 11 births.
When was Nikelle most popular?
Nikelle was most popular in the 1990s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Nikelle been used?
Nikelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 39 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Nikelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nikki, Nikita, Niki, Nikole, 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, 1971–2009 (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.