Is Nicole a boy or girl name?
Nicole is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 961 girls and 0 boys were named Nicole, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 595,656 US babies named Nicole were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #318
- Babies named Nicole since 1937
- 595,656
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 23,044 babies
Boys and girls named Nicole, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 28 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 616 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,315 | 100% |
| 1960s | 79 | 18,565 | 99.6% |
| 1970s | 637 | 144,670 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 822 | 210,498 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 280 | 136,100 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 129 | 54,580 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 18 | 22,305 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 0 | 5,014 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 961 | #318 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 941 | #327 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 995 | #323 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 954 | #341 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,163 | #266 |
| 2019 | 5 | #13,544 | 1,365 | #229 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,429 | #217 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,664 | #184 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,954 | #162 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 2,116 | #154 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 2,540 | #128 |
| 2013 | 8 | #9,407 | 3,351 | #91 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 2,661 | #114 |
| 2011 | 5 | #13,749 | 2,655 | #117 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 2,570 | #122 |
| 2009 | 7 | #10,652 | 2,770 | #119 |
| 2008 | 5 | #14,015 | 3,290 | #106 |
| 2007 | 10 | #8,002 | 3,873 | #86 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,359 | 4,322 | #74 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,509 | 4,993 | #56 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,945 | 5,741 | #43 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,784 | 6,235 | #40 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,648 | 6,974 | #37 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,323 | 7,820 | #36 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,875 | 8,562 | #31 |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,556 | 9,515 | #25 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,683 | 9,911 | #24 |
| 1997 | 17 | #4,002 | 10,744 | #21 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,514 | 11,134 | #22 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,161 | 12,277 | #19 |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,109 | 16,011 | #11 |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,037 | 16,183 | #13 |
| 1992 | 37 | #2,118 | 16,325 | #14 |
| 1991 | 32 | #2,276 | 16,047 | #15 |
| 1990 | 42 | #1,863 | 17,953 | #13 |
| 1989 | 107 | #990 | 19,034 | #12 |
| 1988 | 60 | #1,335 | 20,314 | #9 |
| 1987 | 77 | #1,100 | 20,286 | #8 |
| 1986 | 85 | #1,005 | 21,292 | #7 |
| 1985 | 77 | #1,053 | 22,967 | #7 |
| 1984 | 75 | #1,029 | 22,271 | #7 |
| 1983 | 86 | #952 | 22,400 | #7 |
| 1982 | 84 | #986 | 21,706 | #6 |
| 1981 | 85 | #983 | 20,311 | #7 |
| 1980 | 86 | #972 | 19,917 | #7 |
| 1979 | 71 | #1,054 | 19,509 | #9 |
| 1978 | 78 | #980 | 17,280 | #10 |
| 1977 | 74 | #1,003 | 15,247 | #15 |
| 1976 | 63 | #1,054 | 14,452 | #13 |
| 1975 | 63 | #1,049 | 14,277 | #10 |
| 1974 | 56 | #1,106 | 13,114 | #11 |
| 1973 | 59 | #1,064 | 13,922 | #11 |
| 1972 | 74 | #935 | 15,755 | #10 |
| 1971 | 48 | #1,194 | 10,423 | #27 |
| 1970 | 51 | #1,162 | 10,691 | #30 |
| 1969 | 31 | #1,457 | 7,212 | #47 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,290 | 3,083 | #108 |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,160 | 2,776 | #123 |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,166 | 2,029 | #169 |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,926 | 898 | #298 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,450 | 831 | #330 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 655 | #381 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,463 | 565 | #407 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,474 | 273 | #616 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 243 | #647 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 205 | #700 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 180 | #744 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 141 | #858 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 153 | #805 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 120 | #894 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 110 | #919 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 120 | #853 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 103 | #913 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 94 | #959 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 89 | #955 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,100 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,080 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,102 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 80 | #934 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 61 | #992 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,036 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 89 | #827 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 70 | #943 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,408 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,578 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,540 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,742 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,095 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nicole reached #935 in 1972. As a girl name, it reached #6 in 1982. 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 Nicole
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.