How Many People Are Named Nicholl?
An estimated 159 people in the United States have the first name Nicholl. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Nicholl peaked in popularity in 1980 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nicholl as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nicholl paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
159
About 1 in 2,155,688 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1980
19 births
Total Registered
171
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nicholl
Nicholl is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 171 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nicholl as a female name
Ranked #11,322 in 1988
6 female births in 1988
Peak: 1980 (19 births)
Nicholl: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nicholl span from the 1970s to the 1980s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 108 babies were registered. Nicholl remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Nicholl by Decade
How has Nicholl tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nicholl by State
Nicholl + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nicholl as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nicholl
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nicholl: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nicholl?
We estimate approximately 159 people named Nicholl are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,155,688 Americans share this first name.
Is Nicholl a common name?
Nicholl is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 171 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nicholl most popular?
Nicholl reached peak popularity in 1980, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nicholl is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nicholl a female name?
Nicholl is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nicholl Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nicholl Smith, Nicholl Johnson, Nicholl Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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