Nikol
Nikol is a unisex given name: about 17% of people named Nikol are men and 83% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 17% male / 83% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Malta, Austria
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 826 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Nikol
To address Nikol when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Nikol," in English, "Guten Tag Nikol," in German. About 17% of people named Nikol are men and 83% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Nikol,
German
Guten Tag Nikol,
French
Bonjour Nikol,
Spanish
Estimado/a Nikol:
Chinese
Nikol您好：
Japanese
Nikol様
English
Hi Nikol,
German
Hi Nikol,
French
Salut Nikol,
Spanish
Hola Nikol,
Chinese
Nikol你好：
Japanese
Nikolさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
| Malta | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Greece | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 826 female · 826 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Nikol a male or female name?
Nikol is a unisex given name: about 17% of people named Nikol are men and 83% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Nikol in an email?
To address Nikol when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Nikol," in English, "Guten Tag Nikol," in German. About 17% of people named Nikol are men and 83% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Nikol a unisex name?
Nikol is not a unisex name: 17% of people named Nikol are men. Nikol leans strongly female overall.
Related names
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.
DearWho, "Is Nikol a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nikol (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_nikol,
title = {Is Nikol a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nikol},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}