Nichol
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Irish
Nichol is a girls' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nichol mean?
Irish
A Scottish and Irish surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Nicholas.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Nichol a girl's or a boy's name?
Nichol is a girls' name.
How popular is Nichol in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 5 girls.
Nichol in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Nichol in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1979, with 195 girls. It first appears in the records in 1944.
Half of all the girls named Nichol in the US since 1880 were born between 1974 and 1984, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nichol in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 19 | #5,359 |
| 1997 | 24 | #4,367 |
| 1996 | 22 | #4,578 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 22 | #4,516 |
| 1993 | 25 | #4,095 |
| 1992 | 41 | #2,864 |
| 1991 | 33 | #3,295 |
| 1990 | 55 | #2,284 |
| 1989 | 55 | #2,189 |
| 1988 | 63 | #1,930 |
| 1987 | 52 | #2,097 |
| 1986 | 73 | #1,619 |
| 1985 | 121 | #1,172 |
| 1984 | 87 | #1,362 |
| 1983 | 106 | #1,207 |
| 1982 | 143 | #1,025 |
| 1981 | 105 | #1,239 |
| 1980 | 166 | #909 |
| 1979 | 195 | #808 |
| 1978 | 161 | #896 |
| 1977 | 133 | #1,009 |
| 1976 | 137 | #936 |
| 1975 | 122 | #998 |
| 1974 | 118 | #1,013 |
| 1973 | 151 | #851 |
| 1972 | 182 | #764 |
| 1971 | 114 | #1,057 |
| 1970 | 115 | #1,060 |
| 1969 | 85 | #1,208 |
| 1968 | 30 | #2,205 |
| 1967 | 16 | #3,210 |
| 1966 | 8 | #4,865 |
| 1965 | 9 | #4,493 |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #4,572 |
Names like Nichol
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amber Erin Sarah Tara Jessica Robyn Nicole Rachel Holly Jasmine Marnie Darcie
Names related to Nichol
Nicola Nicolle Nicol Nichole Nichelle Nichola Nickole Nicholle
More Irish names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nichol: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nichol, updated 20 October 2026.