Girls' name · since 1972
Nocole
Nocole has 176 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,137 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 176
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
176 girls have been named Nocole since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Nocole recorded 176 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1993.
- #21,137 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 176 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nocole ranks #21,137 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 176 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #21,137 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 176
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nocole's 176 recorded births place it above 70.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nocole's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nocole's full recorded timeline at 1984, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nocole popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1993
- Peak year (1986)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Nocole by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (118 births, 67% of the file).
1980s was Nocole's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Nocole births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1980s
1980s
118 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 118 births (67% of all-time use).
Nocole by state
Where Nocole concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.8% |
5 of 176 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nocole's data
- Nocole's decade-level peak was the 1980s (118 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nocoles (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Nocole: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1972–1993 (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 Nocole 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.