Recorded 1972–1993 Girls' name Peak 1986 176 births

Nocole — girls' name

176 babies named Nocole in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s331980s1181990s25
1980s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Nocole was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

20 babies were named Nocole in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nocole

The Social Security Administration has registered 176 babies named Nocole between 1972 and 1993, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nocole currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nocole performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nocole shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nocole in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nocole 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 176 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.

Nocole at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

176

Since 1972

22 years of records

Peak year

1986

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1972

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1993

Nocole popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1972

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1986)
20
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
0510152025 1993198919861983198019761972 5

Nocole by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
118 births that decade — 67% of Nocole's all-time total
1970s331980s1181990s25

Nocole by state

Where Nocole concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nocole
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.8%
California share of Nocole's total US births 2.8%

5 of 176 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nocole?
176 babies have been named Nocole since 1972. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1986 with 20 births.
When was Nocole most popular?
Nocole was most popular in the 1980s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Nocole most popular?
The top states for the name Nocole are California (5 births).
How long has the name Nocole been used?
Nocole has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 22 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Nocole?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nocona. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1972–1993 (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.