Nichols is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find how many babies have been named Nichols across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Nichols has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 758 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Nichols per year, United States (1914 to 2009). United States peaked in 1987 (55/yr).
Nichols is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1987, when it ranked #3,273 nationally (given to 55 babies that year).
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