Nichelle is an uncommon variant of Nichole that peaked in 1968 and has since faded.
Nichelle is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,639 for girl births in the United States (and #19,563 across all names), given to 8 babies. Nichelle was first reported in SSA data in 1961 and peaked in 1968 (395 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #11,639 | — |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | #10,869 | — |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | #14,679 | — |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | #7,543 | — |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | #10,892 | — |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | #9,375 | — |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | #8,479 | — |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 | #8,480 | — |
| 2017 | 16 | 16 | #7,338 | — |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 | #7,511 | — |
| 2015 | 19 | 19 | #6,649 | — |
| 2014 | 14 | 14 | #8,379 | — |
| 2013 | 18 | 18 | #6,944 | — |
| 2012 | 17 | 17 | #7,377 | — |
| 2011 | 17 | 17 | #7,340 | — |
| 2010 | 23 | 23 | #5,917 | — |
| 2009 | 35 | 35 | #4,347 | — |
| 2008 | 35 | 35 | #4,426 | — |
| 2007 | 31 | 31 | #4,773 | — |
| 2006 | 34 | 34 | #4,335 | — |
| 2005 | 40 | 40 | #3,709 | — |
| 2004 | 39 | 39 | #3,728 | — |
| 2003 | 47 | 47 | #3,169 | — |
| 2002 | 39 | 39 | #3,510 | — |
| 2001 | 66 | 66 | #2,402 | — |
| 2000 | 57 | 57 | #2,626 | — |
| 1999 | 53 | 53 | #2,664 | — |
| 1998 | 63 | 63 | #2,275 | — |
| 1997 | 97 | — | #1,636 | — |
| 1996 | 92 | — | #1,666 | — |
| 1995 | 116 | — | #1,416 | — |
| 1994 | 136 | — | #1,263 | — |
| 1993 | 132 | — | #1,288 | — |
| 1992 | 181 | — | #1,033 | — |
| 1991 | 169 | — | #1,075 | — |
| 1990 | 157 | — | #1,117 | — |
| 1989 | 160 | — | #1,087 | #8,841 |
| 1988 | 121 | — | #1,236 | — |
| 1987 | 139 | — | #1,096 | — |
| 1986 | 118 | — | #1,198 | — |
| 1985 | 152 | — | #1,005 | — |
| 1984 | 132 | — | #1,063 | — |
| 1983 | 112 | — | #1,176 | — |
| 1982 | 123 | — | #1,144 | — |
| 1981 | 90 | — | #1,378 | — |
| 1980 | 135 | — | #1,057 | — |
| 1979 | 94 | — | #1,331 | — |
| 1978 | 124 | — | #1,070 | — |
| 1977 | 102 | — | #1,204 | — |
| 1976 | 87 | — | #1,278 | — |
| 1975 | 117 | — | #1,031 | — |
| 1974 | 107 | — | #1,092 | — |
| 1973 | 114 | — | #1,029 | — |
| 1972 | 112 | — | #1,042 | — |
| 1971 | 164 | — | #840 | — |
| 1970 | 205 | — | #727 | — |
| 1969 | 331 | — | #540 | — |
| 1968 | 395 | — | #486 | — |
| 1967 | 361 | — | #500 | — |
| 1966 | 33 | — | #2,044 | — |
| 1965 | 14 | — | #3,501 | — |
| 1964 | 20 | — | #2,885 | — |
| 1963 | 9 | — | #4,795 | — |
| 1962 | 21 | — | #2,718 | — |
| 1961 | 13 | — | #3,739 | — |