Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2000

Nicoletta

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,954 Trend ↑ Rising 29%
Rank 2025
#4,954
among girls · ↑962 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
27
named Nicoletta · +29% vs 2024
How common
1 in 59,528
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2000
46 babies
All-time total
2,023
#4,669 all-time among girls
First recorded
1911
in Social Security records

Nicoletta popularity over time

2,023 babies have been named Nicoletta since 1911, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1924Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 131 13 – #1,593
1920s 233 23 +78% #1,432
1930s 143 14 -39% #1,821
1940s 134 13 -6% #2,010
1950s 110 11 -18% #2,664
1960s 109 11 -1% #3,567
1970s 109 11 0% #4,518
1980s 139 14 +28% #3,500
1990s 247 25 +78% #3,346
2000s 318 32 +29% #3,055
2010s 216 22 -32% #4,472
2020s (to 2025) 134 22 +3% #4,954

Where Nicoletta is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 28 0.02 outside top 500
2027 30 0.02 outside top 500
2028 31 0.02 outside top 500
2029 32 0.02 outside top 500
2030 32 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Nicoletta

Nicoletta is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,954 in 2025 with 27 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1911, 2,023 American babies have been named Nicoletta. Its peak came in 2000, when 46 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Nicoletta stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Nicoletta?

The median living Nicoletta is about 28 years old; half are between 16 and 51. An estimated 1,500 people named Nicoletta are alive in the United States today.

median 28 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Nicoletta year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 27 #4,954
2024 21 #5,916
2023 22 #5,686
2022 17 #6,916
2021 22 #5,695
2020 25 #5,129
2019 14 #8,033
2018 18 #6,714
2017 20 #6,225
2016 12 #9,272
2015 32 #4,472
2014 21 #6,148
2013 29 #4,851
2012 22 #6,060
2011 19 #6,783
2010 29 #4,940
2009 29 #5,052
2008 41 #3,918
2007 29 #5,060
2006 23 #5,861
2005 37 #3,927
2004 29 #4,675
2003 32 #4,179
2002 27 #4,587
2001 25 #4,795
2000 46 #3,055
1995 28 #3,849
1990 15 #6,047
1985 14 #5,260
1980 9 #7,205
1975 10 #5,840
1970 12 #4,683
1965 10 #4,420
1960 10 #4,379
1955 7 #5,061
1950 11 #3,367
1945 – –
1940 17 #2,016
1935 11 #2,688
1930 20 #1,856
1925 24 #1,781
1920 26 #1,653
1915 11 #2,651
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Nicoletta

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Nicoletta Braschi Nicoletta Braschi Italian actress and producer (born 1960) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Nicoletta, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Nicoletta?

The median living Nicoletta is about 28 years old. Half of all living Nicolettas are between 16 and 51 years old.

How many people named Nicoletta are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Nicoletta are alive in the United States, based on 2,023 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Nicoletta in 2025?

Nicoletta ranked #4,954 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 27 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Nicoletta?

2,023 babies have been named Nicoletta in the United States since 1911, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Nicoletta most popular?

Nicoletta peaked in 2000, when 46 newborns received the name.

Is Nicoletta a boy or girl name?

Nicoletta is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Nicoletta rising or falling?

Nicoletta has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Nicoletta become more popular?

Nicoletta is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 32 girls named Nicoletta in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Nicoletta?

Well-known people named Nicoletta include Nicoletta Braschi (actor).

Names like Nicoletta

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