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Worldwide, Nichols (Nichols , ניקולס , Николс ) is quite a rare principally boy's, but very infrequently feminine first name. The first name Nichols is characteristic of the United States, where it is a rare masculine name, Philippines, and the United Kingdom, where it is a very rare unisex name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in the United States, Philippines, and Indonesia. Much more frequently, Nichols is the last name as well as the forename.
Nichols is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Nick Wilde , the Zootopia character; Nick Fury , the fictional character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Avengers: Infinity War; Michael Darling , the fictional character from Peter Pan; Nearly Headless Nick , character in Harry Potter and Nicholas Brody , the fictional character on the American television/drama thriller Homeland, and in many other works.