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How popular is the name Nichola?
Births per year, rank history and how many Nicholas are alive today.
Nichola (female) last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2010 (ranked 3156th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. The name peaked in 1974, when around 290 babies were given the name, the 83rd most popular that year. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
The Nichola you are most likely to meet is around 52 years old. Half of all Nicholas born in England and Wales are between 42 and 54, and there are at least 5,700 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 1.8% chance that at least one of them will be called Nichola.
How many babies are named Nichola each year?
Where does Nichola rank among girls' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Nichola most popular?
Nichola peaked in 1974, when around 290 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Nichola?
At least 5,700 people named Nichola born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Nichola?
Most living Nicholas are between 42 and 54; the most common age is about 52.
Is Nichola becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.