Nicola is an uncommon variant of Nicole that peaked in 1972 and has since faded.
Nicola is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #8,720 among girls (12) and #3,920 among boys (28) — overall #6,590 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | #8,720 | #3,920 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | #7,500 | #3,372 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | #6,343 | #3,856 |
| 2022 | 50 | 50 | #8,392 | #3,258 |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | #10,893 | #3,342 |
| 2020 | 36 | 36 | #10,074 | #3,994 |
| 2019 | 43 | 43 | #7,245 | #3,966 |
| 2018 | 43 | 43 | #7,660 | #3,857 |
| 2017 | 37 | 37 | #9,773 | #4,064 |
| 2016 | 41 | 41 | #6,133 | #4,891 |
| 2015 | 52 | 52 | #6,190 | #3,566 |
| 2014 | 51 | 51 | #4,427 | #5,203 |
| 2013 | 38 | 38 | #7,653 | #4,421 |
| 2012 | 60 | 60 | #4,097 | #4,347 |
| 2011 | 57 | 57 | #4,781 | #3,864 |
| 2010 | 56 | 56 | #4,471 | #4,332 |
| 2009 | 62 | 62 | #4,447 | #3,796 |
| 2008 | 76 | 76 | #4,065 | #3,148 |
| 2007 | 84 | 84 | #3,518 | #3,118 |
| 2006 | 70 | 70 | #3,837 | #3,502 |
| 2005 | 76 | 76 | #3,159 | #3,691 |
| 2004 | 103 | 103 | #2,439 | #3,056 |
| 2003 | 100 | 100 | #2,664 | #2,566 |
| 2002 | 109 | 109 | #2,194 | #2,868 |
| 2001 | 100 | 100 | #2,623 | #2,371 |
| 2000 | 97 | 97 | #2,732 | #2,284 |
| 1999 | 107 | 107 | #2,278 | #2,255 |
| 1998 | 103 | 103 | #2,139 | #2,486 |
| 1997 | 115 | — | #2,109 | #1,925 |
| 1996 | 113 | — | #1,957 | #2,131 |
| 1995 | 119 | — | #1,849 | #2,011 |
| 1994 | 114 | — | #1,885 | #2,163 |
| 1993 | 121 | — | #1,771 | #2,115 |
| 1992 | 138 | — | #1,617 | #1,901 |
| 1991 | 131 | — | #1,722 | #1,760 |
| 1990 | 136 | — | #1,602 | #1,862 |
| 1989 | 132 | — | #1,648 | #1,653 |
| 1988 | 97 | — | #1,928 | #1,979 |
| 1987 | 104 | — | #1,588 | #2,313 |
| 1986 | 110 | — | #1,521 | #2,040 |
| 1985 | 121 | — | #1,444 | #1,780 |
| 1984 | 110 | — | #1,471 | #1,824 |
| 1983 | 121 | — | #1,298 | #1,998 |
| 1982 | 125 | — | #1,332 | #1,841 |
| 1981 | 124 | — | #1,348 | #1,848 |
| 1980 | 140 | — | #1,211 | #1,839 |
| 1979 | 180 | — | #1,022 | #1,455 |
| 1978 | 180 | — | #998 | #1,429 |
| 1977 | 149 | — | #1,156 | #1,467 |
| 1976 | 160 | — | #1,028 | #1,445 |
| 1975 | 172 | — | #969 | #1,335 |
| 1974 | 156 | — | #1,044 | #1,327 |
| 1973 | 173 | — | #955 | #1,216 |
| 1972 | 236 | — | #762 | #1,124 |
| 1971 | 188 | — | #914 | #1,249 |
| 1970 | 167 | — | #1,034 | #1,215 |
| 1969 | 188 | — | #889 | #1,146 |
| 1968 | 147 | — | #981 | #1,333 |
| 1967 | 106 | — | #1,138 | #1,841 |
| 1966 | 105 | — | #1,280 | #1,341 |
| 1965 | 98 | — | #1,455 | #1,217 |
| 1964 | 81 | — | #1,770 | #1,306 |
| 1963 | 97 | — | #1,536 | #1,189 |
| 1962 | 77 | — | #1,589 | #1,576 |
| 1961 | 59 | — | #1,984 | #1,674 |
| 1960 | 62 | — | #2,134 | #1,421 |
| 1959 | 36 | — | #2,649 | #2,083 |
| 1958 | 55 | — | #1,842 | #1,876 |
| 1957 | 53 | — | #2,105 | #1,617 |
| 1956 | 51 | — | #2,139 | #1,630 |
| 1955 | 51 | — | #1,610 | #2,706 |
| 1954 | 53 | — | #1,724 | #1,941 |
| 1953 | 40 | — | #1,818 | #2,851 |
| 1952 | 33 | — | #2,246 | #2,464 |
| 1951 | 32 | — | #2,543 | #2,024 |
| 1950 | 43 | — | #1,754 | #2,172 |
| 1949 | 48 | — | #1,483 | #2,745 |
| 1948 | 62 | — | #1,307 | #2,293 |
| 1947 | 43 | — | #1,624 | #3,028 |
| 1946 | 58 | — | #1,284 | #2,235 |
| 1945 | 45 | — | #1,306 | #2,920 |
| 1944 | 23 | — | #2,175 | #3,346 |
| 1943 | 16 | — | #2,321 | — |
| 1942 | 21 | — | #2,764 | #2,659 |
| 1941 | 24 | — | #2,248 | #2,602 |
| 1940 | 21 | — | #3,139 | #2,154 |
| 1939 | 14 | — | #4,125 | #2,753 |
| 1938 | 13 | — | #4,812 | #2,799 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | #4,749 | — |
| 1936 | 7 | — | — | #3,073 |
| 1935 | 9 | — | — | #2,655 |
| 1934 | 12 | — | — | #2,221 |
| 1933 | 9 | — | — | #2,673 |
| 1932 | 10 | — | — | #2,585 |
| 1931 | 13 | — | — | #2,173 |
| 1930 | 9 | — | — | #2,941 |
| 1929 | 21 | — | — | #1,655 |
| 1928 | 16 | — | — | #2,022 |
| 1927 | 14 | — | — | #2,262 |
| 1926 | 18 | — | — | #1,888 |
| 1925 | 16 | — | — | #2,058 |
| 1924 | 22 | — | — | #1,712 |
| 1923 | 24 | — | — | #1,578 |
| 1922 | 13 | — | — | #2,443 |
| 1921 | 19 | — | — | #1,876 |
| 1920 | 30 | — | #5,555 | #1,536 |
| 1919 | 28 | — | — | #1,373 |
| 1918 | 29 | — | — | #1,333 |
| 1917 | 23 | — | — | #1,519 |
| 1916 | 25 | — | — | #1,404 |
| 1915 | 31 | — | — | #1,178 |
| 1914 | 18 | — | — | #1,477 |
| 1913 | 15 | — | — | #1,421 |
| 1912 | 17 | — | — | #1,164 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | — | #1,682 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | — | #1,775 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | — | #1,322 |