Nicoletta
A diminutive feminine form of Nicole, meaning "victorious people."
Name Census estimates that about 1,356 living Americans carry the first name Nicoletta. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Nicoletta today is around 34 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Nicoletta births was 2000 (46 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Nicoletta. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Nicoletta with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.4K
~ 1 in 252,769 Americans
Peak year
2000
46 babies that year
Average age
34
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,897
Tracked since 1911
Census
Nicoletta in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,744 people with the first name Nicoletta, which placed it at #8,340 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#8,340
National first-name rank
People counted
1.7K
1,744 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
89.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Nicoletta
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Nicoletta is White at 89.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (5.4%) and Two or More Races (2.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Nicoletta described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Nicoletta at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White89.8% · 1,566
- Hispanic or Latino5.4% · 94
- Two or more races2.6% · 45
- Black or African American1.4% · 25
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 4
Popularity
Nicoletta: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Nicoletta from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 318 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Nicoletta remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Nicoletta by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Nicoletta during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Nicolettas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania recorded the most babies named Nicoletta, while Massachusetts, California, Pennsylvania recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 140 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Nicoletta
Nicoletta is an Italian feminine given name derived from the Greek name Nikolaos, which means "victor of the people." The name can be traced back to the 3rd century BCE when it was used by the ancient Greeks. It is related to the masculine form Nicola and the French feminine form Nicole.
The name Nicola is derived from the Greek words "nikos," meaning "victory," and "laos," meaning "people." The earliest recorded use of the name Nikolaos dates back to the 3rd century BCE when it was mentioned in ancient Greek texts.
In the 4th century CE, the name gained popularity among early Christians due to the veneration of Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of children and sailors, who lived in the ancient Greek city of Patara (modern-day Turkey) during the 3rd century. The name was widely used throughout Europe during the Middle Ages.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Nicoletta is in the 14th century when it was used by the Italian poet and scholar Nicoletta Vernia, who lived from 1328 to 1413. Another notable bearer of the name was Nicoletta Sanuti (1440-1503), an Italian writer and poet from Venice.
In the 16th century, the name was used by Nicoletta Sanuti (1549-1616), an Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts who lived in Venice. During the Renaissance period, the name was associated with the arts and intellectual circles.
Nicoletta Braschi (born 1960) is an Italian actress and filmmaker who has appeared in several films directed by her husband, Roberto Benigni. She is known for her roles in films such as "Life is Beautiful" (1997) and "Pinocchio" (2002).
Nicoletta Orsomando (born 1929) is an Italian singer and actress who had a successful career in the 1950s and 1960s, performing in various Italian films and television shows.
People
Nicoletta + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Nicoletta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with N
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Nicoletta: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nicoletta?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,356 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Nicoletta going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 252,769 US residents.
Is Nicoletta a common name?
We classify Nicoletta as "Rare". It ranks above 91.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,996 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Nicoletta most popular?
The single biggest year for Nicoletta was 2000, when 46 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Nicoletta is about 34 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Nicoletta in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,744 people with the name Nicoletta, or 0.58 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,340 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Nicoletta in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Nicoletta?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Nicoletta appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,748 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Nicoletta?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Nicoletta is White at 89.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (5.4%) and Two or More Races (2.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Nicoletta most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Nicoletta in the 2020 Census, accounting for 89.8% (1,566 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Nicoletta in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Nicoletta a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Nicoletta in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Nicoletta still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Nicoletta in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Nicoletta can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Nicoletta?
Find out how many people have the name Nicoletta on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.