How Many People Are Named Nicole Garcia?

There are approximately 2,154 people named Nicole Garcia living in the United States today. That makes this name combination common, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 159,125 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Nicole with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Garcia. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

2,154

1 in 159,125 Americans

Combination Rarity

Common

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Nicole

Last Name

Garcia

Est. Bearers 1,318,173

Census Rank #6

Per 100K 384.58

Rarity Very Common

Nicole: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Nicole. The peak year was 1985 with 23,044 births. The average person named Nicole today is 39 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Nicole

In the 2020 Census, the first name Nicole was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (70.04%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (13.27%) and Black (9.74%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Nicole in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Nicole rose or fell over time.

White

70.04%

Black

9.74%

Hispanic

13.27%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.47%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.56%

Two or More Races

3.92%

Ancestry of the Garcia Surname

The surname Garcia was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Garcia in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

5.70%

Black

0.55%

Hispanic

91.20%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.64%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.49%

Two or More Races

0.43%

How we calculated this

The first name "Nicole" has an estimated frequency of 0.163% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Garcia" appears at a rate of 384.58 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Nicole are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 2,154 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Nicole

Nicole Smith Nicole Johnson Nicole Williams Nicole Brown Nicole Jones Nicole Hernandez Nicole Parker

Other people with the surname Garcia

Michael Garcia James Garcia John Garcia David Garcia Robert Garcia William Garcia Christopher Garcia Joseph Garcia

Nicole Garcia: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Nicole Garcia?

We estimate approximately 2,154 people named Nicole Garcia are alive in the United States today. The first name Nicole is shared by 560,135 Americans, and the surname Garcia is shared by 1,318,173.

How rare is the name Nicole Garcia?

This name combination is classified as Common, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 159,125 Americans. The first name Nicole is very common and the surname Garcia is very common.

Is Nicole a male or female name?

Nicole is predominantly female, with 0.3% of bearers being male and 99.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 1985 and the average bearer today is 39 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Nicole?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Nicole was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (70.04%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (13.27%) and Black (9.74%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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