Nicol

Nicol is a female given name: 95% of people named Nicol are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 4 countries covered.

FemaleMedium

Male 5%Female 95%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 5% male / 95% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Netherlands, Austria
US births since 1880: 28 male / 2,068 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Nicol

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Nicol," in English, "Guten Tag Nicol," in German. Nicol is a female given name: about 95% of people named Nicol are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Nicol,

German

Guten Tag Nicol,

French

Bonjour Nicol,

Spanish

Estimado/a Nicol:

Chinese

Nicol您好：

Japanese

Nicol様

English

Hi Nicol,

German

Hi Nicol,

French

Salut Nicol,

Spanish

Hola Nicol,

Chinese

Nicol你好：

Japanese

Nicolさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Nicol by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	1%
Netherlands	rare	woman's name	2%
Austria	rare	woman's name	2%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	75%

United States birth data

28 male · 2,068 female · 2,096 births recorded

Male 1%Female 99%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Nicol a male or female name?

Nicol is a female given name: 95% of people named Nicol are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 4 countries covered.

How do I address Nicol in an email?

Is Nicol a unisex name?

Nicol is not a unisex name: 5% of people named Nicol are men. Nicol leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Nicol a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nicol (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_nicol,
  title  = {Is Nicol a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nicol},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}