Is Nichola a boy or girl name?

Nichola is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 991 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 87.2% were girls and 12.8% were boys.

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Nichola

Recorded 1942–2010 · United States

Nichola was most popular in 1969, when 42 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,003 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 991 people named Nichola.

Nichola over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nichola’s peak in 1969. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nichola a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nichola is mostly a girl’s name — 87.2% of the 991 Americans given it were girls and 12.8% 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.

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