Nicola

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Nicola or Nichola is a Latinised version of the Greek personal name Nikolaos, derived from the nikē meaning "victory", and laos meaning "people", therefore implying the meaning "victory of the people". Nicola is both a male and female name, depending on cultural norms.

From Wikipedia

Nicola first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 9 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 168 babies (rank #75 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Nicola

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Nicola yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

638

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

168

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Nicola

Nicola Sturgeonjurist · b. 1970
Nicola Rizzoliassociation football referee · b. 1971
Nicola Peltzfilm actor · b. 1995
Nicola Pisanosculptor · b. 1225
Nicola Olyslagersathletics competitor · b. 1996

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	153	#79
1992	168	#75
1996	84	#97
1997	133	#81
1998	88	#99
2014	4	#394
2015	5	#325
2016	1	#2,215
2017	1	#2,200