Feminine dossier · first seen 1937

Nicole

Endangered Down 96.5% from peak
Peak era
1985
Peak births
22,966
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Millennial
1937Peak 19852025
peak 1985 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Nicole

How many people are named Nicole?

An estimated 575,064 living Americans are named Nicole.

How rare is Nicole?

Nicole is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 803 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 96.5% from its 1985 peak.

How old is the typical Nicole?

The median age of a living American named Nicole is approximately 40 years, with most bearers falling between 32 and 47 years old.

Is Nicole still popular?

No. Nicole is endangered as a baby name, down 96.5% from its 1985 peak with 803 births in 2025.

Peak year
1985
Decline from peak
96.5%
2025
803
All-time
594,500

Nicole took 57 years to reach 32 states. A slow burn from California, Connecticut, New York, and Washington outward.

Broke out: California, Connecticut, New York, and Washington, 1962 · over-represented in 32 states over 57 years

Alabama: no breakout AL Alaska: broke out 2003 AK Arizona: broke out 2011 AZ Arkansas: no breakout AR California: broke out 1962 CA Colorado: no breakout CO Connecticut: broke out 1962 CT Delaware: broke out 1970 DE District of Columbia: broke out 1964 DC Florida: broke out 2002 FL Georgia: no breakout GA Hawaii: broke out 1979 HI Idaho: broke out 1967 ID Illinois: broke out 2019 IL Indiana: no breakout IN Iowa: no breakout IA Kansas: no breakout KS Kentucky: no breakout KY Louisiana: broke out 1969 LA Maine: broke out 1973 ME Maryland: broke out 1969 MD Massachusetts: broke out 1963 MA Michigan: broke out 1975 MI Minnesota: broke out 1973 MN Mississippi: no breakout MS Missouri: no breakout MO Montana: broke out 1967 MT Nebraska: broke out 1975 NE Nevada: broke out 1969 NV New Hampshire: broke out 1966 NH New Jersey: broke out 1967 NJ New Mexico: broke out 2006 NM New York: broke out 1962 NY North Carolina: no breakout NC North Dakota: broke out 1970 ND Ohio: no breakout OH Oklahoma: no breakout OK Oregon: broke out 1966 OR Pennsylvania: broke out 1974 PA Rhode Island: broke out 1970 RI South Carolina: no breakout SC South Dakota: broke out 1971 SD Tennessee: no breakout TN Texas: no breakout TX Utah: no breakout UT Vermont: broke out 1970 VT Virginia: no breakout VA Washington: broke out 1962 WA West Virginia: no breakout WV Wisconsin: broke out 1972 WI Wyoming: broke out 1987 WY