Trend of the Popularity of Nicole as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 803 female babies that were named Nicole in the US, which was 0.05% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Nicole peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1985 with a count of 22,966 babies, which was 1.34% of the total female babies born in the US in 1985.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Nicole, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Nicole.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Nicole in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Nicole in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Nicole from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Nicole as a Female Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	19917	1.20
1981	20310	1.22
1982	21706	1.28
1983	22400	1.34
1984	22270	1.32
1985	22966	1.34
1986	21292	1.24
1987	20286	1.17
1988	20315	1.14
1989	19032	1.03
1990	17954	0.95
1991	16046	0.86
1992	16327	0.89
1993	16183	0.90
1994	16011	0.90
1995	12277	0.70
1996	11135	0.64
1997	10744	0.62
1998	9911	0.56
1999	9515	0.54
2000	8563	0.47
2001	7820	0.43
2002	6974	0.39
2003	6238	0.34
2004	5741	0.31
2005	4993	0.27
2006	4322	0.23
2007	3873	0.20
2008	3291	0.17
2009	2770	0.15
2010	2570	0.14
2011	2655	0.15
2012	2661	0.15
2013	3352	0.19
2014	2540	0.14
2015	2116	0.12
2016	1954	0.11
2017	1664	0.10
2018	1429	0.08
2019	1365	0.08
2020	1163	0.07
2021	955	0.06
2022	996	0.06
2023	942	0.06
2024	964	0.06
2025	803	0.05