Girls' name · since 1969
Nicoll
56 babies named Nicoll in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #33,741 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 56
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nicoll sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 56 recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Nicoll recorded 56 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2001.
- #33,741 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 56 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicoll ranks #33,741 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 56 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #33,741 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 56
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nicoll's 56 recorded births place it above 53.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nicoll's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nicoll's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nicoll popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2001
- Peak year (1974)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Nicoll by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (31 births, 55% of the file).
1970s was Nicoll's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Nicoll births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 31 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Nicoll's decade-level peak was the 1970s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Nicoll: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1969–2001 (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 Nicoll 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.