Is Nicola a boy or girl name?
Nicola is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 15 girls and 35 boys were named Nicola, so 30% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 63% of the 8,047 US babies named Nicola were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,361
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,470
- Babies named Nicola since 1908
- 8,047
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 236 babies
Boys and girls named Nicola, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 197 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 188 | 5 | 2.6% |
| 1930s | 84 | 16 | 16% |
| 1940s | 84 | 277 | 76.7% |
| 1950s | 157 | 288 | 64.7% |
| 1960s | 335 | 685 | 67.2% |
| 1970s | 441 | 1,320 | 75% |
| 1980s | 319 | 864 | 73% |
| 1990s | 414 | 784 | 65.4% |
| 2000s | 349 | 528 | 60.2% |
| 2010s | 245 | 233 | 48.7% |
| 2020s | 162 | 66 | 28.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35 | #3,361 | 15 | #7,470 |
| 2023 | 29 | #3,851 | 19 | #6,334 |
| 2022 | 37 | #3,255 | 13 | #8,384 |
| 2021 | 35 | #3,339 | 9 | #10,885 |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,991 | 10 | #10,068 |
| 2019 | 27 | #3,965 | 16 | #7,244 |
| 2018 | 28 | #3,857 | 15 | #7,654 |
| 2017 | 26 | #4,063 | 11 | #9,772 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,889 | 21 | #6,133 |
| 2015 | 31 | #3,564 | 21 | #6,189 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,202 | 33 | #4,427 |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,421 | 16 | #7,651 |
| 2012 | 23 | #4,347 | 37 | #4,097 |
| 2011 | 27 | #3,864 | 30 | #4,780 |
| 2010 | 23 | #4,332 | 33 | #4,471 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,795 | 34 | #4,445 |
| 2008 | 37 | #3,148 | 39 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 37 | #3,117 | 47 | #3,517 |
| 2006 | 30 | #3,502 | 40 | #3,837 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,690 | 50 | #3,159 |
| 2004 | 33 | #3,055 | 70 | #2,439 |
| 2003 | 40 | #2,566 | 60 | #2,664 |
| 2002 | 33 | #2,868 | 76 | #2,194 |
| 2001 | 42 | #2,371 | 58 | #2,623 |
| 2000 | 43 | #2,283 | 54 | #2,732 |
| 1999 | 41 | #2,255 | 66 | #2,278 |
| 1998 | 35 | #2,485 | 68 | #2,139 |
| 1997 | 48 | #1,925 | 67 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 40 | #2,131 | 73 | #1,957 |
| 1995 | 42 | #2,011 | 77 | #1,849 |
| 1994 | 38 | #2,163 | 76 | #1,885 |
| 1993 | 38 | #2,115 | 83 | #1,771 |
| 1992 | 43 | #1,901 | 95 | #1,617 |
| 1991 | 46 | #1,760 | 85 | #1,722 |
| 1990 | 43 | #1,831 | 94 | #1,602 |
| 1989 | 48 | #1,653 | 84 | #1,648 |
| 1988 | 33 | #1,979 | 64 | #1,928 |
| 1987 | 25 | #2,313 | 79 | #1,588 |
| 1986 | 29 | #2,040 | 81 | #1,521 |
| 1985 | 34 | #1,780 | 87 | #1,444 |
| 1984 | 31 | #1,824 | 79 | #1,471 |
| 1983 | 27 | #1,998 | 94 | #1,298 |
| 1982 | 30 | #1,877 | 94 | #1,332 |
| 1981 | 31 | #1,848 | 93 | #1,348 |
| 1980 | 31 | #1,839 | 109 | #1,212 |
| 1979 | 42 | #1,455 | 138 | #1,022 |
| 1978 | 43 | #1,428 | 137 | #999 |
| 1977 | 40 | #1,467 | 109 | #1,156 |
| 1976 | 39 | #1,445 | 121 | #1,028 |
| 1975 | 43 | #1,335 | 129 | #969 |
| 1974 | 42 | #1,327 | 114 | #1,044 |
| 1973 | 47 | #1,216 | 126 | #955 |
| 1972 | 53 | #1,125 | 183 | #762 |
| 1971 | 45 | #1,249 | 143 | #915 |
| 1970 | 47 | #1,214 | 120 | #1,034 |
| 1969 | 47 | #1,146 | 141 | #889 |
| 1968 | 34 | #1,333 | 113 | #981 |
| 1967 | 19 | #1,840 | 87 | #1,137 |
| 1966 | 33 | #1,341 | 72 | #1,280 |
| 1965 | 40 | #1,217 | 58 | #1,456 |
| 1964 | 37 | #1,305 | 44 | #1,770 |
| 1963 | 43 | #1,188 | 54 | #1,536 |
| 1962 | 26 | #1,576 | 51 | #1,589 |
| 1961 | 24 | #1,674 | 35 | #1,984 |
| 1960 | 32 | #1,423 | 30 | #2,134 |
| 1959 | 15 | #2,172 | 20 | #2,649 |
| 1958 | 18 | #1,940 | 36 | #1,842 |
| 1957 | 25 | #1,616 | 28 | #2,105 |
| 1956 | 24 | #1,630 | 27 | #2,139 |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,705 | 41 | #1,611 |
| 1954 | 17 | #1,942 | 36 | #1,724 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,851 | 31 | #1,818 |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,464 | 22 | #2,246 |
| 1951 | 15 | #2,024 | 17 | #2,543 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,172 | 30 | #1,754 |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,745 | 39 | #1,483 |
| 1948 | 12 | #2,293 | 50 | #1,307 |
| 1947 | 8 | #3,028 | 35 | #1,624 |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,235 | 46 | #1,284 |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,920 | 38 | #1,306 |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,346 | 17 | #2,175 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,321 |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,659 | 12 | #2,764 |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,602 | 15 | #2,248 |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,154 | 9 | #3,139 |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,752 | 6 | #4,125 |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,083 | 5 | #4,812 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,749 |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,073 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,656 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,221 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,673 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,585 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,173 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,941 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 21 | #1,655 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 16 | #2,022 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 14 | #2,262 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 18 | #1,888 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 16 | #2,058 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 22 | #1,712 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 24 | #1,578 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,443 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 19 | #1,876 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 25 | #1,536 | 5 | #5,555 |
| 1919 | 28 | #1,373 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 29 | #1,333 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 23 | #1,519 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 25 | #1,404 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 31 | #1,178 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 18 | #1,477 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,421 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 17 | #1,164 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,682 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,775 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,322 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nicola reached #1,125 in 1972. As a girl name, it reached #762 in 1972. 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 Nicola
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.