Girls' name · since 1968
Nikol
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 885 babies named Nikol, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,170 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,982 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 885
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nikol currently ranks #8982 among girls' names in America, with 885 babies recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikol has been recorded 885 times among girls since 1968, currently ranked #8982 nationally and more common than 48% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #8,170 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,982 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 885 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikol ranks #8,170 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,982 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 885 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,170 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,982 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 885
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nikol's 885 recorded births place it above 88.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nikol compares
885 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nikol's all-time total is 135% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nikol | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 885 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nikol's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nikol's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nikol popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1971)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Nikol by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (310 births, 35% of the file).
1970s was Nikol's strongest decade.
310 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Nikol births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 38
1960s
38 births
- 1970s
1970s
310 births
- 1980s
1980s
151 births
- 1990s
1990s
128 births
- 2000s 117
2000s
117 births
- 2010s 102
2010s
102 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 310 births (35% of all-time use).
How Nikol compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nikol's total volume
Nikol by state
Where Nikol concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 3.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 15 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 8 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
29 of 885 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Nikol's data
- Nikol's decade-level peak was the 1970s (310 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nikols (29 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Nikol: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Nikol 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.