Nicolette
Nicolette was the 1729th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 118 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 327th; the most babies were born in 1994 (821). Over the last ten years it has moved down 54 places. More babies were named Nicolette in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,729 girls, down 44 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 118girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1994821 babies
- Total since 1880
- 17,134babies recorded
Nicolette popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1989.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,729 | 118 |
| 2020 | #1,685 | 122 |
| 2010 | #1,252 | 192 |
| 2000 | #590 | 437 |
| 1990 | #512 | 470 |
| 1980 | #516 | 375 |
| 1970 | #1,161 | 100 |
| 1960 | #1,309 | 71 |
| 1950 | #932 | 92 |
| 1940 | #2,385 | 13 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #3,861 | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nicolette, counting every spelling?
Nicolette is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,560 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,729 for Nicolette on its own. Together these spellings went to 118 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolette | 118 | #1,729 | 597 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Nicolette?
118 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nicolette (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nicolette 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 71 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nicolette.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nicolette?
About 16,400 people born in the US named Nicolette are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 24 and 41. That makes Nicolette 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.
Nicolette by state
How common Nicolette was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (4.8×), New York (2.6×), California (1.8×), Pennsylvania (1.7×). In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nicolette: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nicolette, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nicolette
How popular is the name Nicolette?
Nicolette was the 1729th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 118 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 327th; the most babies were born in 1994 (821). Over the last ten years it has moved down 54 places. More babies were named Nicolette in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Nicolette a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nicolette in the US.
Where is Nicolette most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nicolette was most common in New Jersey (0.35 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and California.