Recorded 1981–2023 Girls' name Peak 1994 518 births

Nikolette — girls' name

518 babies named Nikolette in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s571990s2152000s1372010s872020s22
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Nikolette was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

32 babies were named Nikolette in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nikolette

The Social Security Administration has registered 518 babies named Nikolette between 1981 and 2023, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nikolette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nikolette performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 215 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nikolette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Nikolette in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nikolette 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 518 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.

Nikolette at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

518

Since 1981

43 years of records

Peak year

1994

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1981

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2023

Nikolette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1981

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1994)
32
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
010203040 20232017201120051999199319871981 8

Nikolette by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
215 births that decade — 42% of Nikolette's all-time total
1980s571990s2152000s1372010s872020s22

Nikolette by state

Where Nikolette concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Nikolette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
22 4.2%
#2 New York
8 1.5%
#3 New Jersey
5 1.0%
California share of Nikolette's total US births 4.2%
Even split

22 of 518 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nikolette?
518 babies have been named Nikolette since 1981. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1994 with 32 births.
When was Nikolette most popular?
Nikolette was most popular in the 1990s decade with 215 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Nikolette most popular?
The top states for the name Nikolette are California (22 births), New York (8 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Nikolette been used?
Nikolette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 43 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Nikolette?
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.

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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, 1981–2023 (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.