girl's name

Nichola

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 2,707

Northern Ireland

#236

2000 births

Nichola is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2010 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1969, when 42 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1942.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Nichola over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2010, not a full ten years.

293
'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Nichola by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 68
1950s 74
1960s 144
1970s 293
1980s 263
1990s 112
2000s 32
2010s (to 2010) 5

How popular is Nichola?

In 2010, Nichola was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Nichola is used

Northern Ireland #236 6 in 2000
Scotland #729 3 in 2002
Ireland #979 3 in 2007
Canada #2,816 5 in 1996
England & Wales #3,398 7 in 2010
United States #18,538 5 in 2010

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Nichola

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Nichola also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nichola over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Nichola

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nichola — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Nichola

How popular is the name Nichola?

In 2010, Nichola was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Nichola a girl's or a boy's name?

Nichola is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Nichola?

Nichola has 3 syllables.

When was Nichola most popular?

Nichola peaked in 1969, when 42 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.