Joseph Nichol
There are approximately 20 people named Joseph Nichol living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 17,137,717 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Joseph with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Nichol. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
20
1 in 17,137,717
Named Joseph
1.8M
Alive today
Named Nichol
3.9K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.8M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1956
Average age: 47
Estimated bearers: 3.9K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #9,754
Per 100K: 1.13
Top ancestry: White (91.3%)
First name trend
Joseph: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Joseph. The peak year was 1956 with 32,831 births. The average person named Joseph today is 47 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Nichol surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Nichol, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 91.3%.
- White91.3%
- Black or African American3.5%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- Two or more races1.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Joseph has a living-bearer frequency of 0.5130% of the US population, based on 1,758,265 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Nichol appears at a rate of 1.13 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0011%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 20 people with the full name Joseph Nichol. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Joseph
FAQ
Joseph Nichol: questions and answers
How many people are named Joseph Nichol?
We estimate approximately 20 people in the United States share the full name Joseph Nichol. That works out to about 1 in 17,137,717 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.5130%) with the surname frequency (1.13 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Joseph Nichol?
We classify Joseph Nichol as "Very Rare". About 1 in 17,137,717 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Joseph a male or female name?
Joseph is predominantly male. Out of 2,672,746 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Joseph profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.