Nicole remains a common girls' name (#382 in 2025), down from a peak of #6 in 1982.
Nicole is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #383 for girl births in the United States (and #801 across all names), given to 803 babies. Nicole first appears in 1937 and peaked in 1985 (22,966 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 803 | 803 | #383 | — |
| 2024 | 964 | 964 | #319 | — |
| 2023 | 942 | 942 | #326 | — |
| 2022 | 996 | 996 | #323 | — |
| 2021 | 955 | 955 | #341 | — |
| 2020 | 1,163 | 1,168 | #266 | — |
| 2019 | 1,370 | 1,370 | #229 | #13,553 |
| 2018 | 1,429 | 1,429 | #217 | — |
| 2017 | 1,664 | 1,670 | #184 | — |
| 2016 | 1,954 | 1,961 | #162 | — |
| 2015 | 2,116 | 2,128 | #154 | — |
| 2014 | 2,540 | 2,550 | #128 | — |
| 2013 | 3,360 | 3,384 | #91 | #9,408 |
| 2012 | 2,661 | 2,682 | #114 | — |
| 2011 | 2,660 | 2,685 | #117 | #13,749 |
| 2010 | 2,570 | 2,594 | #123 | — |
| 2009 | 2,777 | 2,832 | #119 | #10,652 |
| 2008 | 3,296 | 3,340 | #106 | #14,016 |
| 2007 | 3,883 | 3,944 | #86 | #8,002 |
| 2006 | 4,335 | 4,399 | #74 | #6,359 |
| 2005 | 5,005 | 5,128 | #56 | #6,510 |
| 2004 | 5,758 | 5,917 | #43 | #4,946 |
| 2003 | 6,251 | 6,427 | #40 | #5,784 |
| 2002 | 6,991 | 7,186 | #37 | #4,648 |
| 2001 | 7,834 | 8,101 | #36 | #5,323 |
| 2000 | 8,584 | 8,917 | #31 | #3,875 |
| 1999 | 9,537 | 9,918 | #25 | #3,557 |
| 1998 | 9,920 | 10,324 | #24 | #6,683 |
| 1997 | 10,761 | — | #21 | #4,002 |
| 1996 | 11,155 | — | #22 | #3,514 |
| 1995 | 12,299 | — | #19 | #3,161 |
| 1994 | 16,050 | — | #11 | #2,109 |
| 1993 | 16,223 | — | #13 | #2,037 |
| 1992 | 16,364 | — | #14 | #2,118 |
| 1991 | 16,078 | — | #15 | #2,277 |
| 1990 | 17,996 | — | #13 | #1,863 |
| 1989 | 19,139 | — | #12 | #990 |
| 1988 | 20,375 | — | #9 | #1,335 |
| 1987 | 20,363 | — | #8 | #1,100 |
| 1986 | 21,377 | — | #7 | #1,005 |
| 1985 | 23,043 | — | #7 | #1,053 |
| 1984 | 22,345 | — | #7 | #1,029 |
| 1983 | 22,486 | — | #7 | #952 |
| 1982 | 21,790 | — | #6 | #986 |
| 1981 | 20,395 | — | #7 | #983 |
| 1980 | 20,003 | — | #7 | #972 |
| 1979 | 19,581 | — | #9 | #1,053 |
| 1978 | 17,357 | — | #10 | #980 |
| 1977 | 15,321 | — | #15 | #1,003 |
| 1976 | 14,516 | — | #13 | #1,054 |
| 1975 | 14,338 | — | #10 | #1,049 |
| 1974 | 13,168 | — | #11 | #1,106 |
| 1973 | 13,981 | — | #11 | #1,064 |
| 1972 | 15,829 | — | #10 | #935 |
| 1971 | 10,471 | — | #27 | #1,194 |
| 1970 | 10,742 | — | #30 | #1,162 |
| 1969 | 7,243 | — | #47 | #1,457 |
| 1968 | 3,091 | — | #108 | #3,291 |
| 1967 | 2,784 | — | #122 | #3,161 |
| 1966 | 2,036 | — | #169 | #3,166 |
| 1965 | 907 | — | #298 | #2,926 |
| 1964 | 836 | — | #330 | #4,450 |
| 1963 | 655 | — | #381 | — |
| 1962 | 570 | — | #407 | #4,465 |
| 1961 | 278 | — | #614 | #4,473 |
| 1960 | 243 | — | #648 | — |
| 1959 | 205 | — | #700 | — |
| 1958 | 180 | — | #743 | — |
| 1957 | 141 | — | #858 | — |
| 1956 | 153 | — | #805 | — |
| 1955 | 120 | — | #894 | — |
| 1954 | 110 | — | #919 | — |
| 1953 | 120 | — | #853 | — |
| 1952 | 103 | — | #913 | — |
| 1951 | 93 | — | #964 | — |
| 1950 | 89 | — | #955 | — |
| 1949 | 68 | — | #1,100 | — |
| 1948 | 68 | — | #1,080 | — |
| 1947 | 66 | — | #1,102 | — |
| 1946 | 80 | — | #934 | — |
| 1945 | 61 | — | #992 | — |
| 1944 | 58 | — | #1,036 | — |
| 1943 | 89 | — | #827 | — |
| 1942 | 70 | — | #943 | — |
| 1941 | 31 | — | #1,408 | — |
| 1940 | 25 | — | #1,578 | — |
| 1939 | 12 | — | #2,540 | — |
| 1938 | 7 | — | #3,742 | — |
| 1937 | 9 | — | #3,095 | — |