Is Nichelle a boy or girl name?
Nichelle was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 5,541 US babies named Nichelle were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,823
- Babies named Nichelle since 1961
- 5,541
- Most popular year
- 1968
- 395 babies
Boys and girls named Nichelle, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 1,197 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,226 | 100% |
| 1980s | 5 | 1,278 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,196 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 423 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 166 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 50 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,823 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,662 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,537 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,884 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,373 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,478 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,476 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,335 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,510 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,648 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,377 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,943 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,376 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,339 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,918 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,346 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,425 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,773 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,334 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,709 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,728 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,169 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,510 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,402 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,626 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,664 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,275 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,636 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,666 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,416 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,263 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,288 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,033 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,075 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,116 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,841 | 155 | #1,087 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,236 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,096 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,198 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,005 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,057 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,176 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,145 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,378 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,057 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,331 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,070 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,204 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,278 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,031 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,092 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,029 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,042 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 164 | #840 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 205 | #727 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 331 | #540 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 395 | #486 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 361 | #500 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,044 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,500 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,886 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,795 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,718 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,738 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nichelle reached #8,841 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #486 in 1968. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nichelle
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.