Nichols
1 countryPopularity over time in 🇺🇸 United States
Nichols’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
🇺🇸 United States
758 births recorded 1914–2009 · peaked in 1987 with 55 births
Most common in: California, New York, Massachusetts, Missouri, Texas
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Nichols’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | #1337 | — |
| 1988 | #1849 | ↓512 |
| 1989 | #2615 | ↓766 |
| 1990 | #2780 | ↓165 |
| 1991 | #2828 | ↓48 |
| 1992 | #4114 | ↓1286 |
| 1993 | #4227 | ↓113 |
| 1994 | #3596 | ↑631 |
| 1995 | #3303 | ↑293 |
| 1996 | #3678 | ↓375 |
| 1997 | #4668 | ↓990 |
| 1998 | #6843 | ↓2175 |
| 1999 | #5317 | ↑1526 |
| 2000 | #5588 | ↓271 |
| 2001 | #4890 | ↑698 |
| 2002 | #8456 | ↓3566 |
| 2003 | #10894 | ↓2438 |
| 2006 | #12055 | ↓1161 |
| 2007 | #9788 | ↑2267 |
| 2009 | #12491 | ↓2703 |
Frequently asked questions about Nichols
Is Nichols a popular name?
Nichols has 758 recorded births in United States between 1914 and 2009, but doesn’t currently rank in the yearly top list.
Is Nichols more common for boys or girls?
Nichols is recorded predominantly as a boys’ name in official United States birth data.
When was Nichols most popular?
Nichols peaked in 1987 in United States, with 55 recorded births that year.
Is Nichols rising or falling in popularity?
In United States, Nichols’s popularity is falling — its rank has slipped from #2915 in 1914 to #12491 in 2009.
How many babies have been named Nichols?
At least 758 babies have been recorded with the name Nichols across official birth statistics in 1 country.