Nicole
#382 for girls in 2025, 803 births · Last seen for boys in 2019 at #12,145
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 1982 · 21,706 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 40 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 594,500since 1937
Nicole over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #382 | 803 | — | |
| 2024 | #318 | 964 | — | |
| 2023 | #326 | 942 | — | |
| 2022 | #323 | 996 | — | |
| 2021 | #341 | 955 | — | |
| 2020 | #266 | 1,163 | — | |
| 2019 | #229 | 1,365 | #12,145 | 5 |
| 2018 | #217 | 1,429 | — | |
| 2017 | #184 | 1,664 | — | |
| 2016 | #162 | 1,954 | — | |
| 2015 | #154 | 2,116 | — | |
| 2014 | #128 | 2,540 | — | |
| 2013 | #91 | 3,352 | #8,789 | 8 |
| 2012 | #114 | 2,661 | — | |
| 2011 | #117 | 2,655 | #12,287 | 5 |
| 2010 | #123 | 2,570 | — | |
| 2009 | #119 | 2,770 | #9,864 | 7 |
| 2008 | #106 | 3,291 | #12,553 | 5 |
| 2007 | #86 | 3,873 | #7,590 | 10 |
| 2006 | #74 | 4,322 | #6,094 | 13 |
| 2005 | #56 | 4,993 | #6,226 | 12 |
| 2004 | #43 | 5,741 | #4,793 | 17 |
| 2003 | #40 | 6,238 | #5,558 | 13 |
| 2002 | #37 | 6,974 | #4,502 | 17 |
| 2001 | #36 | 7,820 | #5,142 | 14 |
| 2000 | #31 | 8,563 | #3,764 | 21 |
| 1999 | #25 | 9,515 | #3,480 | 22 |
| 1998 | #24 | 9,911 | #6,314 | 9 |
| 1997 | #21 | 10,744 | #3,877 | 17 |
| 1996 | #22 | 11,135 | #3,406 | 20 |
| 1995 | #19 | 12,277 | #3,100 | 22 |
| 1994 | #11 | 16,011 | #2,082 | 39 |
| 1993 | #13 | 16,183 | #2,007 | 40 |
| 1992 | #14 | 16,327 | #2,085 | 37 |
| 1991 | #15 | 16,046 | #2,227 | 32 |
| 1990 | #13 | 17,954 | #1,840 | 42 |
| 1989 | #12 | 19,032 | #985 | 107 |
| 1988 | #9 | 20,315 | #1,329 | 60 |
| 1987 | #8 | 20,286 | #1,096 | 77 |
| 1986 | #7 | 21,292 | #1,003 | 85 |
| 1985 | #7 | 22,966 | #1,050 | 77 |
| 1984 | #7 | 22,270 | #1,028 | 75 |
| 1983 | #7 | 22,400 | #949 | 86 |
| 1982 | #6 | 21,706 | #981 | 84 |
| 1981 | #7 | 20,310 | #976 | 85 |
| 1980 | #7 | 19,917 | #967 | 86 |
| 1979 | #9 | 19,510 | #1,044 | 71 |
| 1978 | #10 | 17,279 | #977 | 78 |
| 1977 | #15 | 15,247 | #998 | 74 |
| 1976 | #13 | 14,453 | #1,050 | 63 |
| 1975 | #10 | 14,275 | #1,042 | 63 |
| 1974 | #11 | 13,112 | #1,099 | 56 |
| 1973 | #11 | 13,922 | #1,054 | 59 |
| 1972 | #10 | 15,755 | #929 | 74 |
| 1971 | #27 | 10,423 | #1,181 | 48 |
| 1970 | #30 | 10,691 | #1,159 | 51 |
| 1969 | #47 | 7,212 | #1,440 | 31 |
| 1968 | #108 | 3,083 | #3,107 | 8 |
| 1967 | #122 | 2,776 | #2,985 | 8 |
| 1966 | #169 | 2,028 | #2,986 | 8 |
| 1965 | #298 | 898 | #2,780 | 9 |
| 1964 | #330 | 831 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | #381 | 655 | — | |
| 1962 | #407 | 565 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #614 | 273 | #4,065 | 5 |
| 1960 | #648 | 243 | — | |
| 1959 | #700 | 205 | — | |
| 1958 | #740 | 180 | — | |
| 1957 | #855 | 141 | — | |
| 1956 | #802 | 153 | — | |
| 1955 | #890 | 120 | — | |
| 1954 | #916 | 110 | — | |
| 1953 | #849 | 120 | — | |
| 1952 | #912 | 103 | — | |
| 1951 | #961 | 93 | — | |
| 1950 | #948 | 89 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,088 | 68 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,070 | 68 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,097 | 66 | — | |
| 1946 | #931 | 80 | — | |
| 1945 | #984 | 61 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,029 | 58 | — | |
| 1943 | #824 | 89 | — | |
| 1942 | #936 | 70 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,384 | 31 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,549 | 25 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,417 | 12 | — | |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,940 | 9 | — | |
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First appearance
1937
The first year at least five girls were named Nicole! It came in at #2,940, and was given to 9 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1937–1938, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.
Where Nicole is popular in 2018
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Florida#105 · 1 in 522
- Nevada#116 · 1 in 483
- New York#129 · 1 in 677
- California#138 · 1 in 704
- Texas#144 · 1 in 743
Best ever in a state: #2 in District of Columbia, 1976.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | #105 | 163 | 1 in 522 |
| Nevada | #116 | 22 | 1 in 483 |
| New York | #129 | 128 | 1 in 677 |
| California | #138 | 269 | 1 in 704 |
| Texas | #144 | 214 | 1 in 743 |
| New Jersey | #147 | 51 | 1 in 704 |
| Illinois | #159 | 72 | 1 in 743 |
| Massachusetts | #189 | 29 | 1 in 849 |
| South Dakota | #222 | 5 | 1 in 612 |
| Kansas | #243 | 14 | 1 in 861 |
| Maryland | #251 | 24 | 1 in 973 |
| Colorado | #260 | 21 | 1 in 1,060 |
| Washington | #262 | 28 | 1 in 1,086 |
| Georgia | #267 | 41 | 1 in 1,128 |
| North Carolina | #271 | 38 | 1 in 1,184 |
| Arizona | #276 | 25 | 1 in 1,176 |
| New Mexico | #299 | 6 | 1 in 970 |
| Connecticut | #301 | 10 | 1 in 1,156 |
| Oklahoma | #322 | 13 | 1 in 1,204 |
| Utah | #350 | 12 | 1 in 1,390 |
| Michigan | #386 | 24 | 1 in 1,677 |
| Oregon | #388 | 9 | 1 in 1,555 |
| Virginia | #394 | 21 | 1 in 1,712 |
| Iowa | #400 | 8 | 1 in 1,535 |
| Pennsylvania | #416 | 27 | 1 in 1,863 |
| Kentucky | #431 | 10 | 1 in 1,774 |
| Ohio | #451 | 25 | 1 in 2,041 |
| Tennessee | #466 | 16 | 1 in 1,948 |
| South Carolina | #481 | 9 | 1 in 1,965 |
| Missouri | #484 | 12 | 1 in 2,208 |
| Indiana | #489 | 14 | 1 in 2,123 |
| Wisconsin | #502 | 10 | 1 in 2,226 |
| Minnesota | #536 | 10 | 1 in 2,349 |
| Arkansas | #548 | 5 | 1 in 2,203 |
| Alabama | #629 | 7 | 1 in 2,673 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Falling
- 64 spots since 2024 (#318 → #382)
- 116 spots since 2020 (#266 → #382)
- 228 spots since 2015 (#154 → #382)
- Biggest jump: 448 spots in 1942 (#1,384 → #936)
- Biggest drop: 205 spots in 1944 (#824 → #1,029)
Rise & fade · girls
45 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1937
- Peaked 1982 at #6 (21,706 births)
- Births halved by 1997, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 13 yrs
- Top 10: 13 yrs · run 1978–1988
- Top 100: 40 yrs · run 1969–2007
- Top 1,000: 80 yrs · run 1950–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 75
- Highest: 1 in 75 girls born in 1983 were named Nicole (1.3%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,002 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
- Its best rank, #6 in 1982, was only 1 in 78 (1.3%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 35.4% of all girls named Nicole (210,494) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 28 | #2,417 (1939) | #2,936 |
| 1940s | 616 | #824 (1943) | #1,089 |
| 1950s | 1,314 | #700 (1959) | #857 |
| 1960s | 18,564 | #47 (1969) | #312 |
| 1970s | 144,667 | #9 (1979) | #15 |
| 1980s | 210,494 | #6 (1982) | #8 |
| 1990s | 136,103 | #11 (1994) | #18 |
| 2000s | 54,585 | #31 (2000) | #63 |
| 2010s | 22,306 | #91 (2013) | #152 |
| 2020s | 5,823 | #266 (2020) | #326 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Nicole in 2018
girls
#217
1,429 births · 1 in 1,190 girls
Top girls' names in 2018
More about 2018
girls
1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 1,190 of them was named Nicole, which outranked 98.8% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Nicole
Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.