Nichol Girl
How popular is Nichol?
Peaked in 1979
No babies were recorded with the name Nichol in 2025. It was most used in 1979, when 195 girls got the name.
2,798living people named Nichol (est.)
47median age of people named Nichol
2,922babies named Nichol since 1880
Nichol popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1979 (195 girls) |
| Highest rank | #764 in 1972 |
| First recorded | 1944 |
Nichol counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Nichole family of names ranked #2,283 for girls in 2025 (#2,216 the year before), with 54 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Nichol by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 | #4,572 |
| 1960s | 153 | #1,208 |
| 1970s | 1,428 | #764 |
| 1980s | 971 | #909 |
| 1990s | 268 | #2,284 |
| 2000s | 69 | #7,574 |
| 2010s | 6 | #14,552 |
Questions
- Is Nichol a boy or girl name?
- Nichol has mostly been a girl name. It hasn't been given to enough babies in the last 10 years to measure a recent split.
- How popular is the name Nichol?
- No babies were recorded with the name Nichol in 2025. It was most used in 1979, when 195 girls got the name.
- When was Nichol most popular?
- Nichol peaked in 1979, when 195 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #764 in 1972.
- How many people are named Nichol?
- 2,922 babies have been named Nichol in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,798 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 47.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.