How Many People Are Named Nicholle?
An estimated 1,722 people in the United States have the first name Nicholle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Nicholle peaked in popularity in 1994 with 73 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nicholle 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 Nicholle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,722
About 1 in 199,044 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1994
73 births
Total Registered
1,837
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nicholle
Nicholle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,837 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nicholle as a female name
Ranked #18,486 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 1994 (73 births)
Nicholle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nicholle span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 599 babies were registered. Nicholle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nicholle by Decade
How has Nicholle 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.
Nicholle by State
Birth registrations for Nicholle span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Michigan. The lowest are in South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa. On average, about 39 Nicholles were registered per state.
Nicholle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nicholle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nicholle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nicholle?
We estimate approximately 1,722 people named Nicholle 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 199,044 Americans share this first name.
Is Nicholle a common name?
Nicholle is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,837 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nicholle most popular?
Nicholle reached peak popularity in 1994, when 73 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nicholle is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nicholle a female name?
Nicholle is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nicholle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nicholle Smith, Nicholle Johnson, Nicholle 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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