Is Nichole a boy or girl name?
Nichole is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 47 girls and 0 boys were named Nichole, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 63,906 US babies named Nichole were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,358
- Babies named Nichole since 1942
- 63,906
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 2,962 babies
Boys and girls named Nichole, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 59 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 58 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,486 | 100% |
| 1970s | 60 | 18,519 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 107 | 27,235 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 17 | 11,528 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,283 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,301 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 253 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,358 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,411 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,519 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,776 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,447 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,527 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 99 | #2,001 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,784 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,826 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,549 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,275 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,415 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,400 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,346 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,371 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 241 | #1,085 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 235 | #1,104 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 273 | #959 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 282 | #893 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 337 | #770 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 336 | #748 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 390 | #648 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 470 | #556 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 545 | #495 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 596 | #450 |
| 1998 | 5 | #10,811 | 620 | #427 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 714 | #377 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 782 | #355 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 937 | #295 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,260 | #223 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,394 | #209 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,581 | #192 |
| 1991 | 7 | #7,048 | 1,652 | #180 |
| 1990 | 5 | #9,088 | 1,992 | #151 |
| 1989 | 10 | #5,070 | 2,233 | #136 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,837 | 2,498 | #114 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,894 | 2,537 | #111 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,371 | 2,652 | #105 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,738 | 2,950 | #95 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,225 | 2,806 | #97 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,309 | 2,926 | #93 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,480 | 2,923 | #99 |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,315 | 2,772 | #109 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,376 | 2,938 | #102 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,500 | 2,908 | #103 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,772 | 2,511 | #116 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,546 | 2,064 | #142 |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,205 | 1,768 | #148 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 1,764 | #153 |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,081 | 1,686 | #161 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,371 | 1,719 | #160 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,278 | 1,943 | #146 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 1,114 | #262 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 1,042 | #283 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 815 | #314 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 195 | #696 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 148 | #822 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 135 | #863 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,844 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,626 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,806 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,103 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,428 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,315 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,762 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,416 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,798 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,764 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,291 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,548 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,124 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,554 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,529 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,649 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,322 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,414 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,554 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,943 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nichole reached #3,225 in 1984. As a girl name, it reached #93 in 1983. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nichole
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.