Is Nichols a boy or girl name?

Nichols is a boy’s name. Of the 758 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Nichols

Recorded 1914–2009 · United States

Nichols was most popular in 1987, when 55 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,234 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 758 people named Nichols.

Nichols over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nichols’s peak in 1987. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nichols a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nichols is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 758 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% 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