girl's name
Nicholette
- Gender Girl
- Letters 10
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,297
Nicholette is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1993, when 74 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1948.
Nicholette over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 19 |
| 1950s | 85 |
| 1960s | 66 |
| 1970s | 115 |
| 1980s | 359 |
| 1990s | 390 |
| 2000s | 181 |
| 2010s | 57 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 25 |
How popular is Nicholette?
In 2025, Nicholette was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Nicholette
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nicholette also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nicholette over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nicholette
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nicholette — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nicholette
How popular is the name Nicholette?
In 2025, Nicholette was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Nicholette a girl's or a boy's name?
Nicholette is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Nicholette most popular?
Nicholette peaked in 1993, when 74 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Nicholette a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nicholette currently ranks #13,960 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.