Nicol
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nih-KOHL
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #6,837 for girls
Nicol is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “victory of the people”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies) and 6,837th for girls in the US (16 babies).
What does Nicol mean?
Greek: spelling of Nicole; also an old Scottish form of Nicholas
“victory of the people”
A spelling of Nicole, the French feminine form of Nicolas.
Is Nicol a girl's or a boy's name?
Nicol is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK and 16 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nicol in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Nicol, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 25 girls.
Half of all the girls named Nicol in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2021, 91% of the babies named Nicol in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Nicol in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,658 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 2 | #7,433 |
| 2017 | 8 | #3,102 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,893 |
| 2015 | 14 | #2,085 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,895 |
| 2013 | 17 | #1,798 |
| 2012 | 21 | #1,579 |
| 2011 | 17 | #1,755 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,635 |
| 2009 | 19 | #1,556 |
| 2008 | 25 | #1,258 |
| 2007 | 25 | #1,204 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,545 |
| 2005 | 11 | #2,061 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,585 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,559 |
| 1996 | 18 | #1,122 |
How popular is Nicol in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,837among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 100,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 16 girls in the US were named Nicol, making it the 6,837th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,554th. Its busiest year was 1970, with 125 girls. It first appears in the records in 1956.
2025 had fewer girls named Nicol than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Nicol in the US since 1880 were born between 1972 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nicol in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #6,837 |
| 2024 | 22 | #5,612 |
| 2023 | 27 | #4,870 |
| 2022 | 21 | #5,790 |
| 2021 | 19 | #6,170 |
| 2020 | 14 | #7,554 |
| 2019 | 15 | #7,338 |
| 2018 | 15 | #7,405 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9,337 |
| 2016 | 16 | #7,227 |
| 2015 | 22 | #5,831 |
| 2014 | 25 | #5,308 |
| 2013 | 42 | #3,643 |
| 2012 | 24 | #5,555 |
| 2011 | 37 | #3,998 |
| 2010 | 32 | #4,493 |
| 2009 | 26 | #5,377 |
| 2008 | 28 | #5,140 |
| 2007 | 25 | #5,523 |
| 2006 | 31 | #4,575 |
| 2005 | 30 | #4,483 |
| 2004 | 39 | #3,685 |
| 2003 | 29 | #4,413 |
| 2002 | 36 | #3,650 |
| 2001 | 30 | #4,103 |
| 2000 | 32 | #3,881 |
| 1999 | 27 | #4,197 |
| 1998 | 24 | #4,489 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6,313 |
| 1993 | 20 | #4,820 |
| 1992 | 21 | #4,679 |
| 1991 | 22 | #4,491 |
| 1990 | 15 | #5,829 |
| 1989 | 34 | #3,098 |
| 1988 | 23 | #3,888 |
| 1987 | 20 | #4,119 |
| 1986 | 22 | #3,755 |
| 1985 | 30 | #3,007 |
| 1984 | 18 | #4,165 |
| 1983 | 31 | #2,782 |
| 1982 | 37 | #2,532 |
| 1981 | 35 | #2,614 |
| 1980 | 45 | #2,218 |
| 1979 | 42 | #2,273 |
| 1978 | 63 | #1,669 |
| 1977 | 53 | #1,877 |
| 1976 | 68 | #1,514 |
| 1975 | 65 | #1,544 |
| 1974 | 87 | #1,252 |
| 1973 | 89 | #1,200 |
| 1972 | 114 | #1,022 |
| 1971 | 102 | #1,140 |
| 1970 | 125 | #997 |
| 1969 | 107 | #1,059 |
| 1968 | 52 | #1,594 |
| 1967 | 29 | #2,212 |
| 1966 | 29 | #2,190 |
| 1965 | 11 | #3,951 |
| 1964 | 17 | #3,107 |
| 1963 | 10 | #4,271 |
| 1962 | 7 | #5,292 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
Nicknames for Nicol
- Nicky 5 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Nicol
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Nicol
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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, “Nicol: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nicol, updated 20 October 2026.