Nicole Garcia
There are approximately 2,154 people named Nicole Garcia living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 159,125 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Nicole with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Garcia. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
2,154
1 in 159,125
Named Nicole
560K
Alive today
Named Garcia
1.3M
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 560K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1985
Average age: 39
Top Census group: White (70.0%)
Estimated bearers: 1.3M
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #6
Per 100K: 384.58
Top ancestry: Hispanic (91.2%)
First name trend
Nicole: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Nicole. The peak year was 1985 with 23,044 births. The average person named Nicole today is 39 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Nicole
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Nicole, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 70.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Nicole described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Nicole at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White70.0% · 381,091
- Hispanic or Latino13.3% · 72,178
- Black or African American9.7% · 52,997
- Two or more races3.9% · 21,352
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.5% · 13,415
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 3,041
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Garcia surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Garcia, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 91.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Garcia described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Garcia at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino91.2% · 1,048,319
- White5.7% · 65,539
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.6% · 18,859
- Black or African American0.5% · 6,265
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 5,635
- Two or more races0.4% · 4,893
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Nicole has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1634% of the US population, based on 560,135 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Nicole right now.
The surname Garcia appears at a rate of 384.58 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.3846%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 2,154 people with the full name Nicole Garcia. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Nicole Garcia: questions and answers
How many people are named Nicole Garcia?
We estimate approximately 2,154 people in the United States share the full name Nicole Garcia. That works out to about 1 in 159,125 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1634%) with the surname frequency (384.58 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Nicole Garcia?
We classify Nicole Garcia as "Rare". About 1 in 159,125 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Nicole a male or female name?
Nicole is predominantly female. Out of 595,656 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Nicole profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Nicole Garcia?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.