Girls' name · since 1981
Nikolette
Nikolette has 518 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,591 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 518
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nikolette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 518 have been recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikolette has been recorded 518 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2023.
- #11,591 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 518 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikolette ranks #11,591 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 518 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,591 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 518
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nikolette's 518 recorded births place it above 83.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nikolette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nikolette's full recorded timeline at 2003, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nikolette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2023
- Peak year (1994)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Nikolette by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (215 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Nikolette's strongest decade.
215 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Nikolette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 57
1980s
57 births
- 1990s
1990s
215 births
- 2000s
2000s
137 births
- 2010s
2010s
87 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 215 births (42% of all-time use).
How Nikolette compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nikolette's total volume
Nikolette by state
Where Nikolette concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| 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% |
22 of 518 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Nikolette's data
- Nikolette's decade-level peak was the 1990s (215 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nikolettes (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nikolette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1981–2023 (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 Nikolette 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.