Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1994

Nicolette

Meaning A female given name from French Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,729 Trend → Stable

A female given name from French.

Rank 2025
#1,729
among girls · ↑298 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
118
named Nicolette · +22% vs 2024
How common
1 in 13,621
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1994
821 babies
All-time total
17,134
#1,171 all-time among girls
First recorded
1914
in Social Security records

Nicolette popularity over time

17,134 babies have been named Nicolette since 1914, 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
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 17 – 17 2 – #4,040
1920s 32 – 32 3 +88% #3,861
1930s 30 – 30 3 -6% #2,877
1940s 252 – 252 25 +740% #1,101
1950s 772 – 772 77 +206% #899
1960s 828 – 828 83 +7% #1,051
1970s 988 – 988 99 +19% #686
1980s 2,930 5 2,935 294 +197% #516
1990s 6,213 – 6,213 621 +112% #327
2000s 2,879 – 2,879 288 -54% #590
2010s 1,469 – 1,469 147 -49% #1,252
2020s (to 2025) 719 – 719 120 -18% #1,504

Where Nicolette 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 116 0.07 outside top 500
2027 115 0.07 outside top 500
2028 114 0.07 outside top 500
2029 113 0.07 outside top 500
2030 112 0.07 outside top 500

Where Nicolette is most popular

Girls named Nicolette per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.074 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, New York, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Nicolette born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 64 0.355 +382%
New York 77 0.194 +164%
California 109 0.130 +76%
Pennsylvania 30 0.127 +72%
Illinois 23 0.100 +37%
Arizona 13 0.093 +26%
Connecticut 5 0.086 +17%
Florida 34 0.079 +8%
Texas 45 0.056 -24%
Michigan 5 0.027 -63%
Ohio 5 0.021 -71%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Nicolette

Nicolette is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,729 in 2025 with 118 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1914, 17,134 American babies have been named Nicolette. Its peak came in 1994, when 821 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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 Nicolette stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Nicolette?

The median living Nicolette is about 31 years old; half are between 23 and 40. An estimated 17 thousand people named Nicolette are alive in the United States today.

median 31 020406080100

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

Nicolette year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 118 #1,729 – –
2024 97 #2,027 – –
2023 108 #1,863 – –
2022 133 #1,596 – –
2021 141 #1,504 – –
2020 122 #1,685 – –
2019 120 #1,738 – –
2018 126 #1,669 – –
2017 124 #1,720 – –
2016 158 #1,462 – –
2015 128 #1,675 – –
2014 146 #1,513 – –
2013 153 #1,462 – –
2012 159 #1,443 – –
2011 163 #1,407 – –
2010 192 #1,252 – –
2009 186 #1,305 – –
2008 224 #1,148 – –
2007 217 #1,177 – –
2006 260 #1,000 – –
2005 292 #868 – –
2004 287 #858 – –
2003 267 #895 – –
2002 319 #757 – –
2001 390 #649 – –
2000 437 #590 – –
1995 676 #392 – –
1990 470 #512 – –
1985 250 #698 – –
1980 375 #516 – –
1975 85 #1,307 – –
1970 100 #1,161 – –
1965 75 #1,247 – –
1960 71 #1,309 – –
1955 64 #1,268 – –
1950 92 #932 – –
1945 12 #2,702 – –
1940 13 #2,385 – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 5 #5,562 – –
1920 8 #3,861 – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Nicolette

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

  1. 1 Nicolette Krebitz Nicolette Krebitz German actress and director (born 1972) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Nicolette?

The median living Nicolette is about 31 years old. Half of all living Nicolettes are between 23 and 40 years old.

How many people named Nicolette are alive today?

An estimated 17 thousand people named Nicolette are alive in the United States, based on 17,134 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Nicolette mean?

A female given name from French.

How popular is the name Nicolette in 2025?

Nicolette ranked #1,729 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 118 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Nicolette?

17,134 babies have been named Nicolette in the United States since 1914, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Nicolette most popular?

Nicolette peaked in 1994, when 821 newborns received the name.

Is Nicolette a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Nicolette rising or falling?

Nicolette is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Nicolette become more popular?

Nicolette looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 112 girls named Nicolette in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Nicolette?

Well-known people named Nicolette include Nicolette Krebitz (film director).

Names like Nicolette

Names that sound and feel close to Nicolette: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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