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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| 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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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 1966
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Hampshire#59 · 1 in 213
- District of Columbia#68 · 1 in 250
- Delaware#95 · 1 in 340
- Vermont#100 · 1 in 355
- Idaho#101 · 1 in 363
Best ever in a state: #2 in District of Columbia, 1976.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #59 | 22 | 1 in 213 |
| District of Columbia | #68 | 44 | 1 in 250 |
| Delaware | #95 | 11 | 1 in 340 |
| Vermont | #100 | 8 | 1 in 355 |
| Idaho | #101 | 12 | 1 in 363 |
| Massachusetts | #107 | 87 | 1 in 518 |
| New York | #108 | 291 | 1 in 501 |
| California | #110 | 302 | 1 in 509 |
| Nevada | #113 | 7 | 1 in 417 |
| Maryland | #114 | 52 | 1 in 526 |
| Connecticut | #115 | 40 | 1 in 551 |
| Oregon | #118 | 29 | 1 in 457 |
| Washington | #118 | 45 | 1 in 475 |
| Utah | #122 | 18 | 1 in 490 |
| Montana | #126 | 10 | 1 in 453 |
| Alaska | #139 | 5 | 1 in 430 |
| Colorado | #141 | 27 | 1 in 561 |
| Michigan | #155 | 94 | 1 in 782 |
| New Jersey | #156 | 71 | 1 in 727 |
| Iowa | #160 | 28 | 1 in 753 |
| Minnesota | #160 | 37 | 1 in 793 |
| Pennsylvania | #160 | 104 | 1 in 861 |
| Hawaii | #163 | 8 | 1 in 613 |
| Louisiana | #163 | 44 | 1 in 728 |
| Ohio | #164 | 99 | 1 in 860 |
| Illinois | #167 | 103 | 1 in 854 |
| Wisconsin | #169 | 36 | 1 in 988 |
| Maine | #173 | 9 | 1 in 857 |
| Florida | #179 | 50 | 1 in 858 |
| Rhode Island | #185 | 6 | 1 in 1,162 |
| Missouri | #198 | 35 | 1 in 988 |
| Indiana | #200 | 37 | 1 in 1,137 |
| Nebraska | #202 | 10 | 1 in 1,058 |
| Oklahoma | #207 | 16 | 1 in 977 |
| Virginia | #228 | 26 | 1 in 1,318 |
| Alabama | #233 | 22 | 1 in 1,255 |
| Kansas | #246 | 12 | 1 in 1,193 |
| Georgia | #263 | 24 | 1 in 1,612 |
| Arizona | #273 | 10 | 1 in 1,279 |
| North Carolina | #292 | 19 | 1 in 2,089 |
| West Virginia | #305 | 6 | 1 in 2,102 |
| Texas | #306 | 57 | 1 in 1,612 |
| Tennessee | #320 | 13 | 1 in 2,333 |
| New Mexico | #346 | 5 | 1 in 1,739 |
| Kentucky | #367 | 8 | 1 in 3,104 |
| Arkansas | #388 | 5 | 1 in 2,788 |
| South Carolina | #388 | 8 | 1 in 2,654 |
| Mississippi | #413 | 7 | 1 in 2,786 |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
See more about Nicole
- 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)
- Debuted 1937
- Peaked 1982 at #6 (21,706 births)
- Births halved by 1997, 15 yrs later
- Top 10: 13 yrs · run 1978–1988
- Top 100: 40 yrs · run 1969–2007
- Top 1,000: 80 yrs · run 1950–2025
- 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
- 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 1966
Top girls' names in 1966
Top boys' names in 1966
More about 1966
girls
1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 834 of them was named Nicole, which outranked 97.8% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 222,933 of them was named Nicole, which outranked 34.2% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).