Is Nichol a boy or girl name?

Nichol is a girl’s name. Of the 2,922 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.2% were girls and 0.8% were boys.

Nichol

Recorded 1944–2014 · United States

Nichol was most popular in 1979, when 195 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,389 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,922 people named Nichol.

Nichol over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nichol’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nichol a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nichol is a girl’s name — 99.2% of the 2,922 Americans given it were girls and 0.8% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nichol

Where Nichol is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org