How Many People Are Named Nechelle?
An estimated 273 people in the United States have the first name Nechelle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Nechelle peaked in popularity in 1970 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nechelle as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nechelle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
273
About 1 in 1,255,510 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1970
17 births
Total Registered
295
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nechelle
Nechelle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 295 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nechelle as a female name
Ranked #11,493 in 2000
8 female births in 2000
Peak: 1970 (17 births)
Nechelle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nechelle span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 85 babies were registered. Nechelle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nechelle by Decade
How has Nechelle tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nechelle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nechelle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nechelle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nechelle?
We estimate approximately 273 people named Nechelle are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,255,510 Americans share this first name.
Is Nechelle a common name?
Nechelle is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 295 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nechelle most popular?
Nechelle reached peak popularity in 1970, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nechelle is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nechelle a female name?
Nechelle is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nechelle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nechelle Smith, Nechelle Johnson, Nechelle Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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