Is Nicol a boy or girl name?
Nicol is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 22 girls and 0 boys were named Nicol, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.7% of the 2,231 US babies named Nicol were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,724
- Babies named Nicol since 1956
- 2,231
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 130 babies
Boys and girls named Nicol, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1960s | 10 | 262 | 96.3% |
| 1970s | 18 | 808 | 97.8% |
| 1980s | 0 | 295 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 186 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 306 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 238 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 103 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,724 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,961 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,925 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,340 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,849 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,620 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,653 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,771 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,511 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,188 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,423 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,685 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,675 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,051 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,575 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,498 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,240 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,651 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,655 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,555 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,729 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,500 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,708 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,174 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,958 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,273 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,593 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,177 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,708 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,173 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,558 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,940 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,806 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,603 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,047 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,143 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,983 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,227 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,844 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,061 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,275 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,834 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,567 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,640 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,238 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,292 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,683 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,895 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,519 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,554 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,258 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,374 | 89 | #1,210 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,027 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,756 | 102 | #1,143 |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,229 | 125 | #1,006 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,831 | 107 | #1,061 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,562 | 52 | #1,602 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,256 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,234 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,128 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,201 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,457 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,692 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,624 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nicol reached #4,374 in 1973. As a girl name, it reached #1,006 in 1970. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nicol
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.