Fun Facts About the Name Nicholette
- More than 1 thousand babies named Nicholette: U.S. records list 1,296 babies given the name Nicholette from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Nicholette Mean?
Nicholette is a feminine name meaning "victory of the people." It is a diminutive of Nicole, the French feminine form of Nicolas, which derives from Greek Nikolaos, built from nikē ("victory") and laos ("people"). The -ette ending is a French diminutive suffix, so the form literally suggests "little Nicole." The Nich- spelling follows the English written form of the root seen in Nicholas, rather than the French Nic-.
Nicholette Name History & Origins
Nicholette belongs to the family of names built on Greek Nikolaos. That name spread through Christian Europe largely because of Saint Nicholas, the fourth-century bishop of Myra, whose veneration was widespread in both eastern and western Christianity. From Greek it passed into Latin as Nicolaus, then into French as Nicolas, and French developed the feminine Nicole.
The diminutive suffix -ette was added to feminine names in medieval French, producing forms such as Nicolette. That form is familiar from the 13th-century French chantefable Aucassin et Nicolette, which uses the name as a character's name rather than originating it. The spelling Nicholette reflects the English habit of writing the root as Nich-, as in Nicholas and the respelled Nichole. It remains an uncommon variant alongside Nicolette and the Italian Nicoletta.
How Popular is the Name Nicholette?
Nicholette has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1993. Its best rank was #1,915 in 1993.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,447 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #16,942 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #11,888 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #14,757 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #17,307 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #18,112 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #18,386 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #18,485 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #7,072 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2011 | #13,049 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #11,025 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #9,265 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #7,320 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #7,322 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #6,771 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2005 | #8,220 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #9,121 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #5,055 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2002 | #4,724 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2001 | #6,241 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2000 | #6,150 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1999 | #5,594 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1998 | #4,592 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1997 | #3,085 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1996 | #4,420 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1995 | #3,470 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1994 | #2,692 | 46 | 0.0026% |
| 1993 | #1,915 | 74 | 0.0041% |
| 1992 | #2,262 | 59 | 0.0032% |
| 1991 | #2,537 | 49 | 0.0026% |
| 1990 | #4,191 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1989 | #3,026 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1988 | #3,656 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1987 | #3,704 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1986 | #3,105 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1985 | #3,305 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1984 | #2,553 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 1983 | #2,761 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 1982 | #1,982 | 53 | 0.0031% |
| 1981 | #2,434 | 40 | 0.0024% |
| 1980 | #1,973 | 54 | 0.0033% |
| 1979 | #2,611 | 35 | 0.0022% |
| 1978 | #10,890 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #8,138 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #5,839 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1974 | #4,378 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1973 | #5,904 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1972 | #4,706 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1971 | #4,734 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1970 | #4,976 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #4,944 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1968 | #5,494 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #4,529 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1966 | #5,145 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1965 | #5,157 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #5,328 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #5,723 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #5,548 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #4,417 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #3,867 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1956 | #6,623 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #5,059 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #4,193 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #4,897 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #3,334 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1951 | #3,919 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1950 | #2,634 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1949 | #3,125 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1948 | #4,513 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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