NameTides

Nicola

Nicola was the #3,848 boys' name in the US in 2025 (28 babies), and #5,137 in England & Wales and #1,565 in Canada.

Nicola as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Nicola as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Nicola as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#3,848 (28)#5,137 (3)#1,565 (14)
2024#3,335 (35)—#1,764 (11)
2023#3,802 (29)#4,108 (4)#1,687 (11)
2022#3,216 (37)—#1,415 (14)
2021#3,297 (35)—#2,260 (7)
2020#3,918 (26)#3,848 (4)#2,431 (6)
2019#3,899 (27)#3,013 (6)#2,440 (6)
2018#3,793 (28)—#1,389 (13)
2017#3,993 (26)#3,449 (5)#1,422 (13)
2016#4,776 (20)#4,810 (3)#1,346 (14)
2015#3,513 (31)—#1,041 (20)
2014#5,066 (18)—#1,003 (21)
2013#4,313 (22)#3,822 (4)#1,109 (18)
2012#4,251 (23)—#1,257 (15)
2011#3,792 (27)#3,300 (5)#926 (23)

Nicola as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Nicola as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.55018801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Nicola as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.5501880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#8,362 (12)#4,201 (5)—————
2024#7,251 (15)#2,254 (12)#790 (3)—#898 (3)——
2023#6,169 (19)#2,689 (9)#749 (3)——#3,290 (5)—
2022#8,032 (13)#1,282 (25)——#559 (6)#2,315 (8)—
2021#10,292 (9)#1,259 (26)—————
2020#9,546 (10)#1,164 (28)#636 (4)#397 (3)#628 (5)#3,251 (5)—
2019#7,025 (16)#1,017 (34)#765 (3)—#551 (6)#2,188 (9)—
2018#7,409 (15)#843 (44)#680 (4)—#411 (10)#2,344 (8)—
2017#9,341 (11)#715 (57)#666 (4)—#365 (11)#1,784 (12)—
2016#5,985 (21)#485 (89)#356 (10)#306 (5)#288 (16)#1,533 (15)—
2015#6,036 (21)#352 (133)#379 (9)#426 (3)#222 (23)#1,659 (13)—
2014#4,350 (33)#324 (143)#222 (21)#314 (5)#242 (21)#1,786 (12)—
2013#7,372 (16)#335 (138)#194 (23)#370 (4)#207 (27)#1,686 (13)—
2012#4,047 (37)#302 (159)#203 (22)#268 (7)#213 (26)#2,158 (9)—
2011#4,681 (30)#289 (170)#213 (21)#180 (11)#185 (32)#1,081 (23)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1912 at #1,137.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1908.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2025, 30% of US babies named Nicola were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 63,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 63,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 91,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 140,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 50,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Nicola is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 62,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 51,000 to 1 in 76,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Nicola by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #1,478FL
Nicola (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NicolaCanadaGirls—too few
NicolaCanadaBoys#1,56514
NicolaEngland & WalesGirls#4,2015
NicolaEngland & WalesBoys#5,1373
NicolaIrelandGirls—too few
NicolaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
NicolaNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
NicolaNSWGirls—too few
NicolaScotlandGirls—too few
NicolaUSGirls#8,36212
NicolaUSBoys#3,84828