Nychelle
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nih-SHEL
- Origin
- Modern
Nychelle is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nychelle mean?
Modern: respelling of Nichelle, probably a blend of Nicole and Michelle
Respelling of Nichelle, the name of Nichelle Nichols, who played Lieutenant Uhura in the original Star Trek.
Is Nychelle a girl's or a boy's name?
Nychelle is a girls' name.
How popular is Nychelle in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the girls named Nychelle in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nychelle in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
Names like Nychelle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Katherine, Kylie, Phoebe, Kaylee, Caroline, Chloe, Jasmine, Grace, Kate, Hallie, Hannah, Nicole
Names related to Nychelle
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nychelle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nychelle, updated 20 October 2026.