Recorded 1968–2014 Girls' name Peak 1980 944 births

Nycole — girls' name

944 babies named Nycole in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s131970s1961980s3201990s2572000s1152010s43
1980s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Nycole was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

36 babies were named Nycole in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nycole

The Social Security Administration has registered 944 babies named Nycole between 1968 and 2014, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nycole currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nycole performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 320 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nycole shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 62 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Nycole in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nycole 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 944 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.

Nycole at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

944

Since 1968

47 years of records

Peak year

1980

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1968

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2014

Nycole popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1968

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1980)
36
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
010203040 201420082002199619901984197819721968 5

Nycole by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
320 births that decade — 34% of Nycole's all-time total
1960s131970s1961980s3201990s2572000s1152010s43

Nycole by state

Where Nycole concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Nycole
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
62 6.6%
#2 Illinois
15 1.6%
#3 Michigan
10 1.1%
California share of Nycole's total US births 6.6%
Even split

62 of 944 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nycole?
944 babies have been named Nycole since 1968. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1980 with 36 births.
When was Nycole most popular?
Nycole was most popular in the 1980s decade with 320 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Nycole most popular?
The top states for the name Nycole are California (62 births), Illinois (15 births), Michigan (10 births).
How long has the name Nycole been used?
Nycole has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 47 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Nycole?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nychelle, 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, 1968–2014 (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.