Girls' name · since 1971
Nikelle
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 112 babies named Nikelle, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,898 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nikelle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 112 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Nikelle recorded 112 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2009.
- #25,898 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 112 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikelle ranks #25,898 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 112 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #25,898 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nikelle's 112 recorded births place it above 64.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nikelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nikelle splits its recorded history at 1992: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nikelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2009
- Peak year (1995)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Nikelle by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (57 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Nikelle's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Nikelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
57 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 57 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Nikelle's decade-level peak was the 1990s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nikelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1971–2009 (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 Nikelle 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.