Nichols is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #9109 in 2002 with 7 recorded births. This places Nichols in the bottom 27% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 1996 with 18 births ranking #3782. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 61.1%. In 2002, approximately 1 in every 277,353 boys born was named Nichols. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.