Total births
5
Girls' name · since 1977
Niquel
5 babies named Niquel in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 5
- total births
- 1977–1977
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Niquel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 5 have been recorded since 1977.
Niquel has 5 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1977.
- 5 total births
- 1977–1977 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
5 girls have been named Niquel since 1977, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1977.
- 5
- total births
- 1977–1977
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Niquel was born in this single decade.
1977
Single peak year
5 babies were named Niquel in 1977 - its busiest year on record.
Niquel at a glance
Last recorded 1977Peak year
1977
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1977
Niquel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1977
- Peak year (1977)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Niquel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Niquel's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Niquel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Niquel? ▼
5 babies have been named Niquel since 1977. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1977 with 5 births.
When was Niquel most popular? ▼
Niquel was most popular in the 1970s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Niquel been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Niquel since 1977 -- 1 year through the most recent 1977 data.
What names are similar to Niquel? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Niquita, Niquisha. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1977–1977 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Niquel: Baby Name Since 1977 - 5 Births, Peak 1977." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/niquel. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Niquel 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 July 2026.