How Many People Are Named Nicholette?
An estimated 1,194 people in the United States have the first name Nicholette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Nicholette peaked in popularity in 1993 with 74 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nicholette 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 Nicholette paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,194
About 1 in 287,064 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1993
74 births
Total Registered
1,290
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nicholette
Nicholette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,290 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nicholette as a female name
Ranked #16,942 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (74 births)
Nicholette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nicholette span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 390 babies were registered. Nicholette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nicholette by Decade
How has Nicholette 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.
Nicholette by State
Birth registrations for Nicholette span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in New York, Illinois, Ohio. On average, about 35 Nicholettes were registered per state.
Nicholette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nicholette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nicholette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nicholette?
We estimate approximately 1,194 people named Nicholette 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 287,064 Americans share this first name.
Is Nicholette a common name?
Nicholette is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,290 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nicholette most popular?
Nicholette reached peak popularity in 1993, when 74 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nicholette is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nicholette a female name?
Nicholette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nicholette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nicholette Smith, Nicholette Johnson, Nicholette 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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