Girls' name · since 1990

Nikolle

Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 40 babies named Nikolle, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#37,632 of 72,339
all-time among girls
40
born since 1990
1990s
peak decade

Nikolle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 40 have been recorded since 1990.

Nikolle has 40 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2011.

  • #37,632 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 40 born since 1990
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikolle ranks #37,632 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.

#37,632 of 72,339
all-time among girls
40
born since 1990
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Nikolle's 40 recorded births place it above 47.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Nikolle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Nikolle splits its recorded history at 1999: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Nikolle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2011

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1993)
7
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1990199319961999200220092011 5

Nikolle by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (24 births, 60% of the file).

1990s was Nikolle's strongest decade.

24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.

Nikolle births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 24 births (60% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nikolle?
40 babies have been named Nikolle since 1990. All-time, it sits at #37,632 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1993 with 7 births.
Where does Nikolle sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikolle ranks #37,632 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Nikolle most popular?
Nikolle was most popular in the 1990s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Nikolle been used?
Nikolle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 22 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Nikolle?
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.

What to do with Nikolle's data

  • Nikolle's decade-level peak was the 1990s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- 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.

Keep exploring Nikolle

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nikolle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1990–2011 (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 Nikolle 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.