Girls' name · since 1968
Nycole
Nycole has 944 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,825 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 944
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nycole sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 944 recorded since 1968.
Nycole has 944 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2014.
- #7,825 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 944 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nycole ranks #7,825 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 944 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,825 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 944
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nycole's 944 recorded births place it above 89.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nycole's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nycole's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nycole popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2014
- Peak year (1980)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Nycole by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (320 births, 34% of the file).
1980s was Nycole's strongest decade.
320 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Nycole births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
196 births
- 1980s
1980s
320 births
- 1990s
1990s
257 births
- 2000s 115
2000s
115 births
- 2010s 43
2010s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 320 births (34% of all-time use).
How Nycole compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nycole's total volume
Nycole by state
Where Nycole concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 62 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 15 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 10 | 1.1% |
62 of 944 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Nycole's decade-level peak was the 1980s (320 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nycoles (62 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nycole: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1968–2014 (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 Nycole 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.