Nicole Name Popularity
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How popular is Nicole?
The somewhat popular name Nicole was the 218th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.This top 250 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.
It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #6 in 1982.
However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1985 with 22,967 occurrences.
The least amount of newborns dubbed Nicole in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1936.
Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Nicole occurred roughly during the years 1938-1943, 1947-1972, and 1974-1983, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1985-1991, 1992-2010, and 2013-2017.
Nicole became more popular as a girls name in 1937.
Where is the name Nicole popularity headed?
Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.
Nicole's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Nicole has dropped significantly.
The name Nicole is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Nicole is much less frequently used as a given name.
for Percentages.| Nicole (Girl) | Nicole (Boy) | ||||
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| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 1,416 | 218 | < 5 | -- |
| 2017 | | 1,661 | 184 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 1,948 | 163 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 2,113 | 152 | < 5 | -- |
| 2014 | | 2,533 | 128 | < 5 | -- |
| 2013 | | 3,350 | 91 | 8 | 9,398 |
| 2012 | | 2,654 | 114 | < 5 | -- |
| 2011 | | 2,655 | 117 | 5 | 13,733 |
| 2010 | | 2,567 | 122 | < 5 | -- |
| 2009 | | 2,768 | 119 | 7 | 10,645 |
| 2008 | | 3,289 | 106 | 5 | 14,006 |
| 2007 | | 3,871 | 86 | 9 | 8,707 |
| 2006 | | 4,320 | 74 | 13 | 6,359 |
| 2005 | | 4,988 | 56 | 12 | 6,503 |
| 2004 | | 5,739 | 43 | 17 | 4,940 |
| 2003 | | 6,230 | 40 | 13 | 5,783 |
| 2002 | | 6,974 | 37 | 17 | 4,642 |
| 2001 | | 7,817 | 36 | 14 | 5,318 |
| 2000 | | 8,562 | 31 | 21 | 3,874 |
| 1999 | | 9,515 | 25 | 22 | 3,555 |
| 1998 | | 9,911 | 24 | 9 | 6,682 |
| 1997 | | 10,744 | 21 | 17 | 4,001 |
| 1996 | | 11,132 | 22 | 19 | 3,635 |
| 1995 | | 12,276 | 19 | 22 | 3,160 |
| 1994 | | 16,011 | 11 | 39 | 2,106 |
| 1993 | | 16,180 | 13 | 40 | 2,035 |
| 1992 | | 16,323 | 14 | 37 | 2,118 |
| 1991 | | 16,050 | 15 | 32 | 2,278 |
| 1990 | | 17,953 | 13 | 42 | 1,863 |
| 1989 | | 19,030 | 12 | 107 | 990 |
| 1988 | | 20,311 | 9 | 59 | 1,349 |
| 1987 | | 20,286 | 8 | 76 | 1,105 |
| 1986 | | 21,285 | 7 | 85 | 1,005 |
| 1985 | | 22,967 | 7 | 77 | 1,053 |
| 1984 | | 22,265 | 7 | 75 | 1,030 |
| 1983 | | 22,399 | 7 | 86 | 952 |
| 1982 | | 21,707 | 6 | 84 | 986 |
| 1981 | | 20,312 | 7 | 85 | 983 |
| 1980 | | 19,920 | 7 | 86 | 971 |
| 1979 | | 19,511 | 9 | 70 | 1,065 |
| 1978 | | 17,276 | 10 | 78 | 980 |
| 1977 | | 15,249 | 15 | 74 | 1,003 |
| 1976 | | 14,451 | 13 | 63 | 1,054 |
| 1975 | | 14,276 | 10 | 63 | 1,048 |
| 1974 | | 13,116 | 11 | 56 | 1,104 |
| 1973 | | 13,924 | 11 | 59 | 1,065 |
| 1972 | | 15,752 | 10 | 74 | 936 |
| 1971 | | 10,426 | 27 | 48 | 1,193 |
| 1970 | | 10,691 | 30 | 51 | 1,162 |
| 1969 | | 7,214 | 47 | 31 | 1,453 |
| 1968 | | 3,082 | 108 | 8 | 3,288 |
| 1967 | | 2,773 | 123 | 8 | 3,158 |
| 1966 | | 2,030 | 169 | 8 | 3,162 |
| 1965 | | 898 | 298 | 9 | 2,926 |
| 1964 | | 832 | 330 | 5 | 4,444 |
| 1963 | | 654 | 381 | < 5 | -- |
| 1962 | | 564 | 410 | 5 | 4,458 |
| 1961 | | 273 | 616 | 5 | 4,474 |
| 1960 | | 243 | 648 | < 5 | -- |
| 1959 | | 205 | 700 | < 5 | -- |
| 1958 | | 181 | 738 | < 5 | -- |
| 1957 | | 141 | 859 | < 5 | -- |
| 1956 | | 151 | 808 | < 5 | -- |
| 1955 | | 120 | 894 | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 110 | 918 | < 5 | -- |
| 1953 | | 119 | 860 | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | 103 | 913 | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | 94 | 959 | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 89 | 955 | < 5 | -- |
| 1949 | | 68 | 1,099 | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | 68 | 1,080 | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | 66 | 1,103 | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | 80 | 934 | < 5 | -- |
| 1945 | | 61 | 992 | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 58 | 1,036 | < 5 | -- |
| 1943 | | 89 | 826 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 70 | 944 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | 31 | 1,408 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 25 | 1,578 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 12 | 2,538 | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | 7 | 3,742 | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | 9 | 3,094 | < 5 | -- |
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