NameTrendsU.S. Baby Name Data

Nicole Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Nicole: every year it appeared on the national list since 1937, with 594,500 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
594,500
Peak year
1985 #7
Years on the list
89
10-year trend
-38.5%

In the 1980s · Most used in CA in {year}

Popularity history

1937–2025

YearBirthsRank
20112,655#117
20122,661#114
20133,352#91
20142,540#128
20152,116#154
20161,954#162
20171,664#184
20181,429#217
20191,365#229
20201,163#266
2021955#341
2022996#323
2023942#326
2024964#319
2025803#383

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1985

CA
2,891
NY
2,168
PA
1,506
IL
1,228
MI
1,211
OH
1,106

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