How Many People Are Named Nichelle?
An estimated 5,121 people in the United States have the first name Nichelle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Nichelle peaked in popularity in 1968 with 395 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nichelle 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 Nichelle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,121
About 1 in 66,931 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1968
395 births
Total Registered
5,541
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nichelle
Nichelle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,541 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Nichelle as a male name
Ranked #8,841 in 1989
5 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (5 births)
Nichelle as a female name
Ranked #10,823 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1968 (395 births)
Nichelle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nichelle span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,283 babies were registered. Nichelle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nichelle by Decade
How has Nichelle 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.
Nichelle by State
Birth registrations for Nichelle span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Tennessee, Oklahoma, New Mexico. On average, about 94 Nichelles were registered per state.
Nichelle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nichelle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nichelle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nichelle?
We estimate approximately 5,121 people named Nichelle 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 66,931 Americans share this first name.
Is Nichelle a common name?
Nichelle is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,541 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nichelle most popular?
Nichelle reached peak popularity in 1968, when 395 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nichelle is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nichelle a female name?
Nichelle is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nichelle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nichelle Smith, Nichelle Johnson, Nichelle 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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