Recorded 1969–2016 Girls' name Peak 1990 840 births

Nikkole — girls' name

840 babies named Nikkole in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s1901980s2571990s2682000s752010s45
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Nikkole was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

45 babies were named Nikkole in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nikkole

The Social Security Administration has registered 840 babies named Nikkole between 1969 and 2016, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nikkole currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nikkole performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 268 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nikkole shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Nikkole in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nikkole 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 840 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.

Nikkole at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

840

Since 1969

48 years of records

Peak year

1990

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1969

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2016

Nikkole popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1969

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1990)
45
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
01020304050 201620092001199519891983197719711969 5

Nikkole by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
268 births that decade — 32% of Nikkole's all-time total
1960s51970s1901980s2571990s2682000s752010s45

Nikkole by state

Where Nikkole concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Nikkole
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
21 2.5%
#2 Ohio
11 1.3%
#3 Michigan
10 1.2%
#4 New York
6 0.7%
#5 Illinois
5 0.6%
#6 Indiana
5 0.6%
California share of Nikkole's total US births 2.5%
Even split

21 of 840 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nikkole?
840 babies have been named Nikkole since 1969. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1990 with 45 births.
When was Nikkole most popular?
Nikkole was most popular in the 1990s decade with 268 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Nikkole most popular?
The top states for the name Nikkole are California (21 births), Ohio (11 births), Michigan (10 births).
How long has the name Nikkole been used?
Nikkole has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 48 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Nikkole?
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, 1969–2016 (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.