Nichelle Girl
How popular is Nichelle?
#10,913 girl name in 2025
8 baby girls were named Nichelle in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
5,324living people named Nichelle (est.)
43median age of people named Nichelle
5,548babies named Nichelle since 1880
1 in 414,418US babies born in 2025
Nichelle popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #10,913 for girls (▼ 647 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 8 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-58% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,450 in 2015, #8,948 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1968 (395 girls) |
| Highest rank | #486 in 1968 |
| First recorded | 1961 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Nichelle counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Nichole family of names ranked #2,283 for girls in 2025 (#2,216 the year before), with 54 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nichole | 46 | 85% |
| Nichelle | 8 | 15% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Nichelle by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,197 | #486 |
| 1970s | 1,226 | #726 |
| 1980s | 1,277 | #1,002 |
| 1990s | 1,196 | #1,028 |
| 2000s | 423 | #2,375 |
| 2010s | 166 | #5,769 |
| 2020s | 58 | #7,276 |
Girl names about as popular as Nichelle
Questions
- Is Nichelle a boy or girl name?
- Nichelle is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Nichelle were girls.
- How popular is the name Nichelle?
- 8 baby girls were named Nichelle in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
- When was Nichelle most popular?
- Nichelle peaked in 1968, when 395 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #486 in 1968.
- How many people are named Nichelle?
- 5,548 babies have been named Nichelle in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,324 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 43.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.