How Many People Are Named Nichola?

905

people named Nichola are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 377,662 people in the US has this name

Based on 991 babies named Nichola in Social Security records from 1942 to 2010, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#11,319

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Girl Names

#6,398

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Peak Year

1969

42 births

Trend

2010

Last year given

📖 Name Origin & Meaning

Origin: English (British)
Pronunciation: NIK-ə-lə
Gender: Primarily Female

Meaning:

Feminine form of NICHOLAS.

Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
86.8%
Male
13.3%

Of the babies given the name Nichola, 86.8% were girls and 13.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Nichola fell from 100% in the 1960s to 69.6% in the 1990s.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Nichola alive today is about 48 years old, and 75% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 39 and 56 in 2025.

Under 30 75
8.3%
30 to 59 681
75.2%
60 and over 149
16.5%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Nichola first appears in the records in 1942 and was given most often in 1969, to 42 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2010.

Babies given the name each year, 1942 to 2010

🏆 Rank History

Nichola has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,948, in 1969. Among boys, its best rank was #3,627, in 1982.

GirlsBoys
Rank in 2025Not rankedNot ranked
Best rank#1,948 (1969)#3,627 (1982)
Years in the top 100NoneNone
Rank in its biggest decade#2,796 in the 1970s#4,907 in the 1980s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Nichola alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Nichola were born in California than in any other state: about 21 of those alive today.

California 21
New York 5

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