Nichelle
Nichelle was the 11639th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 486th with 395 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,990 places. More babies were named Nichelle in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,639 girls, down 2,264 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1968395 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,548babies recorded
Nichelle popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1989.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,639 | 8 |
| 2020 | #9,375 | 11 |
| 2010 | #5,917 | 23 |
| 2000 | #2,626 | 57 |
| 1990 | #1,117 | 157 |
| 1980 | #1,057 | 135 |
| 1970 | #727 | 205 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nichelle, counting every spelling?
Nichelle has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Nichelle?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nichelle (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nichelle born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nichelle.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nichelle?
About 5,300 people born in the US named Nichelle are alive today, with a median age of 43; half are between 34 and 55. That makes Nichelle mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nichelle: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nichelle, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nichelle
How popular is the name Nichelle?
Nichelle was the 11639th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 486th with 395 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,990 places. More babies were named Nichelle in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Nichelle a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nichelle in the US.