Recorded 1973–2011 Girls' name Peak 2005 157 births

Nychelle — girls' name

157 babies named Nychelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s221990s582000s632010s9
2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Nychelle was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

12 babies were named Nychelle in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nychelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 157 babies named Nychelle between 1973 and 2011, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nychelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nychelle performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nychelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nychelle 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 157 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.

Nychelle at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

157

Since 1973

39 years of records

Peak year

2005

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1973

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2011

Nychelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1973

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2005)
12
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
468101214 201120072003200019971993198919861973 5

Nychelle by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
63 births that decade — 40% of Nychelle's all-time total
1970s51980s221990s582000s632010s9

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nychelle?
157 babies have been named Nychelle since 1973. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2005 with 12 births.
When was Nychelle most popular?
Nychelle was most popular in the 2000s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Nychelle been used?
Nychelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 39 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Nychelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nycole, Nychole, Nycia. 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, 1973–2011 (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.