Nicola Boy & girl
How popular is Nicola?
#3,847 boy name in 2025
28 baby boys were named Nicola in the US in 2025, making it the 3847th most popular boy name. Another 12 girls got the name (#8,360 for girls).
Nicola popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,847 for boys (▼ 514 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 28 boys, 12 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-10% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,512 in 2015, #3,915 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1972 (53 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,120 in 1972 |
| First recorded | 1908 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 67% boys, 33% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Nicola counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Nikolai family of names ranked #448 for boys in 2025 (#437 the year before), with 674 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nikolai | 469 | 70% |
| Nikola | 102 | 15% |
| Nicolai | 51 | 8% |
| Nicola | 28 | 4% |
| Nickolai | 10 | 1% |
| Nikolay | 14 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Nicola is most popular
Babies named Nicola per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Nicola by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 | #1,216 |
| 1910s | 197 | #1,137 |
| 1920s | 188 | #1,505 |
| 1930s | 85 | #2,101 |
| 1940s | 84 | #2,081 |
| 1950s | 159 | #1,582 |
| 1960s | 335 | #1,136 |
| 1970s | 441 | #1,120 |
| 1980s | 320 | #1,636 |
| 1990s | 413 | #1,738 |
| 2000s | 349 | #2,252 |
| 2010s | 245 | #3,512 |
| 2020s | 190 | #3,214 |
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Questions
- Is Nicola a boy or girl name?
- Nicola is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 67% of babies named Nicola were boys and 33% were girls.
- How popular is the name Nicola?
- 28 baby boys were named Nicola in the US in 2025, making it the 3847th most popular boy name. Another 12 girls got the name (#8,360 for girls).
- When was Nicola most popular?
- Nicola peaked in 1972, when 53 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,120 in 1972.
- How many people are named Nicola?
- 8,090 babies have been named Nicola in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,057 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 43.
- Where is Nicola most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Nicola was most common in Florida, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
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.