Nicola

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Italian

Meaning

Nicola or Nichola is a Latinised version of the Greek personal name Nikolaos, derived from the nikฤ“ 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 โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

638
Total babies (all years)
9
Years in the data
168
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1991153#79
1992168#75
199684#97
1997133#81
199888#99
20144#394
20155#325
20161#2,215
20171#2,200