Recorded 1972–1988 Girls' name Peak 1980 171 births

Nicholl — girls' name

171 babies named Nicholl in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s631980s108
1980s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Nicholl was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

19 babies were named Nicholl in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nicholl

The Social Security Administration has registered 171 babies named Nicholl between 1972 and 1988, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nicholl currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nicholl performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nicholl shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nicholl in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nicholl in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 171 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nicholl at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

171

Since 1972

17 years of records

Peak year

1980

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1972

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1988

Nicholl popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1972

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1980)
19
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
05101520 198819861984198219801978197619731972 6

Nicholl by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
108 births that decade — 63% of Nicholl's all-time total
1970s631980s108

Nicholl by state

Where Nicholl concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nicholl
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 3.5%
California share of Nicholl's total US births 3.5%

6 of 171 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nicholl?
171 babies have been named Nicholl since 1972. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1980 with 19 births.
When was Nicholl most popular?
Nicholl was most popular in the 1980s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Nicholl most popular?
The top states for the name Nicholl are California (6 births).
How long has the name Nicholl been used?
Nicholl has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 17 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Nicholl?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nicole, Nichole, Nicolette, Nicki, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.