Girls' name · since 1972
Nicholl
Nicholl has 171 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,439 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 171
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
171 girls have been named Nicholl since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicholl has been recorded 171 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1988.
- #21,439 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 171 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicholl ranks #21,439 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 171 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #21,439 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 171
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nicholl's 171 recorded births place it above 70.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nicholl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nicholl's full recorded timeline at 1981, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nicholl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1988
- Peak year (1980)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Nicholl by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (108 births, 63% of the file).
1980s was Nicholl's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Nicholl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
63 births
- 1980s
1980s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 108 births (63% of all-time use).
Nicholl by state
Where Nicholl concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 3.5% |
6 of 171 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nicholl's data
- California records the most Nicholls (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nicholl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~16 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nicholl draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.