Is Nikol a boy or girl name?

Nikol is a girl’s name. Of the 885 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Nikol

Recorded 1968–2025 · United States

Nikol was most popular in 1971, when 40 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,246 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 885 people named Nikol.

Nikol over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nikol’s peak in 1971. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nikol a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nikol is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 885 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% 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.

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