How Many People Are Named Nicoles?
An estimated 101 people in the United States have the first name Nicoles. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Nicoles peaked in popularity in 1990 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nicoles 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 Nicoles paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
101
About 1 in 3,393,607 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1990
10 births
Total Registered
103
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nicoles
Nicoles is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 103 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nicoles as a male name
Ranked #13,644 in 2012
5 male births in 2012
Peak: 1990 (10 births)
Nicoles: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nicoles span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 60 babies were registered. Nicoles has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nicoles by Decade
How has Nicoles 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.
Nicoles + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nicoles as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nicoles
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Nicoles: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nicoles?
We estimate approximately 101 people named Nicoles 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 3,393,607 Americans share this first name.
Is Nicoles a common name?
Nicoles is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 64.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 103 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nicoles most popular?
Nicoles reached peak popularity in 1990, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nicoles is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nicoles a male name?
Nicoles is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nicoles Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nicoles Smith, Nicoles Johnson, Nicoles 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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