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Nichol Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Nichol?

Less than 5 babies were given the name Nichol in the United States in 2018.

Nichol, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #765 in 1972.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1979 with 195 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Nichol was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Nichol occurred roughly during the years 1964-1972, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1990-1995.

Sometimes the name Nichol has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Nichol popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

Nichol's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Nichol for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Nichol is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Nichol has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Nichol (Girl)Nichol (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- < 5 --
2017 < 5 -- < 5 --
2016 < 5 -- < 5 --
2015 < 5 -- < 5 --
2014 6 15,967 < 5 --
2013 < 5 -- < 5 --
2012 < 5 -- < 5 --
2011 < 5 -- < 5 --
2010 < 5 -- < 5 --
2009 5 19,379 < 5 --
2008 9 12,315 < 5 --
2007 5 19,697 < 5 --
2006 8 13,273 < 5 --
2005 7 14,093 < 5 --
2004 < 5 -- < 5 --
2003 7 13,434 < 5 --
2002 7 13,237 < 5 --
2001 8 11,755 < 5 --
2000 13 7,908 < 5 --
1999 15 6,751 < 5 --
1998 19 5,520 < 5 --
1997 24 4,475 < 5 --
1996 22 4,699 < 5 --
1995 12 7,379 < 5 --
1994 22 4,648 < 5 --
1993 25 4,207 < 5 --
1992 41 2,905 < 5 --
1991 33 3,348 < 5 --
1990 55 2,307 < 5 --
1989 55 2,212 < 5 --
1988 63 1,945 < 5 --
1987 52 2,117 < 5 --
1986 73 1,633 < 5 --
1985 121 1,176 < 5 --
1984 87 1,367 < 5 --
1983 106 1,211 < 5 --
1982 143 1,027 < 5 --
1981 105 1,243 < 5 --
1980 166 911 < 5 --
1979 195 811 < 5 --
1978 161 897 < 5 --
1977 133 1,010 5 6,542
1976 137 938 6 5,401
1975 122 1,004 < 5 --
1974 118 1,019 < 5 --
1973 151 854 < 5 --
1972 182 765 < 5 --
1971 114 1,059 5 5,431
1970 115 1,065 < 5 --
1969 85 1,211 6 4,268
1968 30 2,226 < 5 --
1967 16 3,292 < 5 --
1966 8 5,140 < 5 --
1965 9 4,731 < 5 --
1964 5 7,478 < 5 --
1963 < 5 -- < 5 --
1962 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1944 5 5,063 < 5 --
1943 < 5 -- < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.