How Many People Are Named Nickole?
An estimated 2,391 people in the United States have the first name Nickole. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Nickole peaked in popularity in 1986 with 104 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nickole 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 Nickole paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,391
About 1 in 143,352 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1986
104 births
Total Registered
2,542
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nickole
Nickole is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,542 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nickole as a female name
Ranked #16,944 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1986 (104 births)
Nickole: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nickole span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 780 babies were registered. Nickole has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nickole by Decade
How has Nickole 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.
Nickole by State
Birth registrations for Nickole span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Michigan, Ohio. The lowest are in New Jersey, Nebraska, Indiana. On average, about 50 Nickoles were registered per state.
Nickole + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nickole as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nickole: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nickole?
We estimate approximately 2,391 people named Nickole 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 143,352 Americans share this first name.
Is Nickole a common name?
Nickole is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,542 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nickole most popular?
Nickole reached peak popularity in 1986, when 104 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nickole is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nickole a female name?
Nickole is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nickole Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nickole Smith, Nickole Johnson, Nickole 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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