How Many People Are Named Nickol?
An estimated 215 people in the United States have the first name Nickol. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Nickol peaked in popularity in 1972 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nickol 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 Nickol paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
215
About 1 in 1,594,206 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1972
24 births
Total Registered
236
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nickol
Nickol is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 236 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nickol as a female name
Ranked #16,004 in 2013
6 female births in 2013
Peak: 1972 (24 births)
Nickol: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nickol span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 146 babies were registered. Nickol has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nickol by Decade
How has Nickol 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.
Nickol + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nickol as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nickol: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nickol?
We estimate approximately 215 people named Nickol 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 1,594,206 Americans share this first name.
Is Nickol a common name?
Nickol is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 236 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nickol most popular?
Nickol reached peak popularity in 1972, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nickol is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nickol a female name?
Nickol is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nickol Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nickol Smith, Nickol Johnson, Nickol 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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