Nicola · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1920

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 90 recorded years as a table

Nicola, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1920	4
1937	5
1938	5
1939	5
1940	8
1941	12
1942	9
1943	11
1944	13
1945	29
1946	29
1947	20
1948	29
1949	23
1950	18
1951	9
1952	12
1953	16
1954	19
1955	21
1956	13
1957	14
1958	18
1959	10
1960	15
1961	17
1962	26
1963	28
1964	23
1965	33
1966	43
1967	53
1968	69
1969	84
1970	69
1971	86
1972	120
1973	86
1974	78
1975	88
1976	83
1977	71
1978	89
1979	86
1980	66
1981	56
1982	56
1983	56
1984	47
1985	51
1986	47
1987	45
1988	36
1989	46
1990	50
1991	45
1992	52
1993	46
1994	43
1995	44
1996	42
1997	38
1998	38
1999	37
2000	30
2001	32
2002	42
2003	33
2004	38
2005	27
2006	21
2007	24
2008	21
2009	19
2010	19
2011	17
2012	21
2013	9
2014	18
2015	12
2016	12
2017	6
2018	9
2019	10
2020	6
2021	5
2022	8
2023	12
2024	9
2025	7

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Nicola isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 12
Rank in 2025: #8,362
How rare: 1 in 133,938 girls
Since 1920: 5,078

Most popular in 1972, at 120 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 37% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.