How Many People Are Named Nikole?
An estimated 6,602 people in the United States have the first name Nikole. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Nikole peaked in popularity in 1993 with 237 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nikole 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 Nikole paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,602
About 1 in 51,917 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1993
237 births
Total Registered
6,964
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nikole
Nikole is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,964 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nikole as a female name
Ranked #6,830 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (237 births)
Nikole: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nikole span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,864 babies were registered. Nikole has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nikole by Decade
How has Nikole 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.
Nikole by State
Birth registrations for Nikole span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Nevada, Nebraska, Montana. On average, about 144 Nikoles were registered per state.
Nikole + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nikole as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nikole: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nikole?
We estimate approximately 6,602 people named Nikole 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 51,917 Americans share this first name.
Is Nikole a common name?
Nikole is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,964 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nikole most popular?
Nikole reached peak popularity in 1993, when 237 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nikole is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nikole a female name?
Nikole is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nikole Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nikole Smith, Nikole Johnson, Nikole 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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