Recorded 1969–2013 Girls' name Peak 1972 236 births

Nickol — girls' name

236 babies named Nickol in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s1461980s591990s142010s6
1970s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Nickol was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

24 babies were named Nickol in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nickol

The Social Security Administration has registered 236 babies named Nickol between 1969 and 2013, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nickol currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nickol performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 146 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nickol shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nickol 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 236 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.

Nickol at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

236

Since 1969

45 years of records

Peak year

1972

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1969

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2013

Nickol popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1969

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1972)
24
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
0510152025 20131988198519811978197519721969 11

Nickol by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
146 births that decade — 62% of Nickol's all-time total
1960s111970s1461980s591990s142010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nickol?
236 babies have been named Nickol since 1969. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1972 with 24 births.
When was Nickol most popular?
Nickol was most popular in the 1970s decade with 146 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Nickol been used?
Nickol has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 45 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Nickol?
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, 1969–2013 (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.