Nicoll
Nicoll is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Adele Nicoll, Welsh shot putter, discus thrower and bobsledder Alexander Nicoll (1793–1828), a Scottish orientalist Allardyce Nicoll (1894–1976), British literary scholar and teacher Archibald Nicoll (1886–1953), a New Zealand artist Ashley Holzer, Canadian-American equestrian Audrey Nicoll, Scottish politician Bruce Nicoll (1851–1904),…
Meaning & Origin of Nicoll
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nicoll is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Adele Nicoll, Welsh shot putter, discus thrower and bobsledder Alexander Nicoll (1793–1828), a Scottish orientalist Allardyce Nicoll (1894–1976), British literary scholar and teacher Archibald Nicoll (1886–1953), a New Zealand artist Ashley Holzer, Canadian-American equestrian Audrey Nicoll, Scottish politician Bruce Nicoll (1851–1904),…
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The Story of Nicoll
American parents first put Nicoll on the record books as a baby girl name in 1969, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1974, when 9 Nicolls were born — ranking #5,777 that year. About 55% of every Nicoll on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Nicoll last appeared in the published SSA data in 2001, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 56 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Nicoll
Nicoll is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 56 births in the dataset. Nicoll's peak popularity came in 1974 when it ranked #5,777. Use the chart and map above to compare Nicoll's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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