How Many People Are Named Nicola?
people named Nicola are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 48,763 people in the US has this name
Based on 8,090 babies named Nicola in Social Security records from 1908 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
236 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Nicola, 67.1% were girls and 32.9% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Nicola rose from 0% in the 1910s to 29.1% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 1940s, at 76.7%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nicola alive today is about 41 years old, and 57% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 27 and 54 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nicola first appears in the records in 1908 and was given most often in 1972, to 236 babies. In 2025, 40 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1908 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nicola has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #762, in 1972. In 2025 it ranked #8,718. Among boys, its best rank was #1,124, in 1972.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,718 | #3,919 |
| Best rank | #762 (1972) | #1,124 (1972) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #977 in the 1970s | #1,319 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nicola alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nicola were born in New York than in any other state: about 926 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Nicola was given 4.3 times as often in New York, 2.6 times in New Jersey and 2 times in California.
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