Nicol is an uncommon variant of Nicole that peaked in 1970 and has since faded.
Nicol is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #7,052 for girl births in the United States (and #12,178 across all names), given to 16 babies. Nicol first appears in 1956 and peaked in 1970 (125 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | #7,052 | — |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | #5,743 | — |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | #4,963 | — |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | #5,929 | — |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | #6,345 | — |
| 2020 | 14 | 14 | #7,852 | — |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | #7,623 | — |
| 2018 | 15 | 15 | #7,659 | — |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | #9,772 | — |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 | #7,512 | — |
| 2015 | 22 | 22 | #5,980 | — |
| 2014 | 25 | 25 | #5,423 | — |
| 2013 | 42 | 42 | #3,686 | — |
| 2012 | 24 | 24 | #5,675 | — |
| 2011 | 37 | 37 | #4,052 | — |
| 2010 | 32 | 32 | #4,576 | — |
| 2009 | 26 | 26 | #5,498 | — |
| 2008 | 28 | 28 | #5,240 | — |
| 2007 | 25 | 25 | #5,654 | — |
| 2006 | 31 | 31 | #4,655 | — |
| 2005 | 30 | 36 | #4,557 | — |
| 2004 | 39 | 44 | #3,729 | — |
| 2003 | 29 | 34 | #4,500 | — |
| 2002 | 36 | 41 | #3,708 | — |
| 2001 | 30 | 37 | #4,174 | — |
| 2000 | 32 | 41 | #3,958 | — |
| 1999 | 27 | 35 | #4,273 | — |
| 1998 | 24 | 32 | #4,594 | — |
| 1997 | 11 | — | #8,177 | — |
| 1996 | 17 | — | #5,708 | — |
| 1995 | 15 | — | #6,174 | — |
| 1994 | 14 | — | #6,557 | — |
| 1993 | 20 | — | #4,940 | — |
| 1992 | 21 | — | #4,806 | — |
| 1991 | 22 | — | #4,603 | — |
| 1990 | 15 | — | #6,046 | — |
| 1989 | 34 | — | #3,143 | — |
| 1988 | 23 | — | #3,983 | — |
| 1987 | 20 | — | #4,227 | — |
| 1986 | 22 | — | #3,844 | — |
| 1985 | 30 | — | #3,061 | — |
| 1984 | 18 | — | #4,275 | — |
| 1983 | 31 | — | #2,834 | — |
| 1982 | 37 | — | #2,567 | — |
| 1981 | 35 | — | #2,640 | — |
| 1980 | 45 | — | #2,238 | — |
| 1979 | 42 | — | #2,293 | — |
| 1978 | 63 | — | #1,683 | — |
| 1977 | 53 | — | #1,895 | — |
| 1976 | 68 | — | #1,519 | — |
| 1975 | 65 | — | #1,554 | — |
| 1974 | 87 | — | #1,258 | — |
| 1973 | 96 | — | #1,210 | #4,373 |
| 1972 | 114 | — | #1,027 | — |
| 1971 | 108 | — | #1,143 | #4,756 |
| 1970 | 130 | — | #1,006 | #5,230 |
| 1969 | 112 | — | #1,061 | #4,830 |
| 1968 | 57 | — | #1,602 | #4,561 |
| 1967 | 29 | — | #2,256 | — |
| 1966 | 29 | — | #2,234 | — |
| 1965 | 11 | — | #4,128 | — |
| 1964 | 17 | — | #3,202 | — |
| 1963 | 10 | — | #4,458 | — |
| 1962 | 7 | — | #5,691 | — |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #6,623 | — |