How Many People Are Named Nichelle?
people named Nichelle are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 64,548 people in the US has this name
Based on 5,548 babies named Nichelle in Social Security records from 1961 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
395 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Nichelle (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nichelle alive today is about 41 years old, and 81% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 33 and 54 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nichelle first appears in the records in 1961 and was given most often in 1968, to 395 babies. In 2025, 8 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1961 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nichelle has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #486, in 1968. In 2025 it ranked #11,635.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #11,635 |
| Best rank | #486 (1968) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,137 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nichelle alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nichelle were born in California than in any other state: about 649 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Nichelle was given 5.8 times as often in District of Columbia, 2.1 times in Maryland and 1.8 times in New York.
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