Is Nicol a boy or girl name?

Nicol is a girl’s name. Of the 2,248 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.8% were girls and 1.2% were boys.

Nicol

Recorded 1956–2025 · United States

Nicol was most popular in 1970, when 130 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,649 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,248 people named Nicol.

Nicol over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nicol’s peak in 1970. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nicol a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nicol is a girl’s name — 98.8% of the 2,248 Americans given it were girls and 1.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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 Nicol

Where Nicol 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