How Many People Are Named Nicle?
An estimated 82 people in the United States have the first name Nicle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Nicle peaked in popularity in 1984 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nicle 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 Nicle paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nicle is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
82
About 1 in 4,179,931 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1984
11 births
Total Registered
87
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nicle
Nicle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 87 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nicle as a female name
Ranked #14,526 in 1990
5 female births in 1990
Peak: 1984 (11 births)
Nicle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nicle span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 62 babies were registered. Nicle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nicle by Decade
How has Nicle 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.
Nicle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nicle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nicle
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nicle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nicle?
We estimate approximately 82 people named Nicle 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 4,179,931 Americans share this first name.
Is Nicle a common name?
Nicle is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 61.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 87 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nicle most popular?
Nicle reached peak popularity in 1984, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nicle is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nicle a female name?
Nicle is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nicle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nicle Smith, Nicle Johnson, Nicle 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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