Nicole

Save to PinterestDownload

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: French

Meaning

Nicole is a feminine given name and a surname. The given name Nicole is a French feminine derivative of the masculine given name Nicolas, which is ultimately from the Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, composed of the elements níkē “victory” and laós “people”. There are many variants.

From Wikipedia

Nicole first appears in the data in 1964 and has been recorded in 43 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1972 with 1,294 babies (rank #3 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Nicole

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

26,089
Total babies (all years)
43
Years in the data
1,294
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Nicole

Share your Nicole story

Why did you choose this name — or what does it mean to you? Approved stories appear on this page.

Stories are reviewed before publishing. No last names or contact info needed.

→ See names similar to Nicole  ·  Compare Nicole with another name →  ·  Popular names of the 1970s  ·  Girls names starting with N

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with N

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
196488#94
1965209#55
1966269#46
1967411#27
1968582#15
1969869#5
19701,023#4
19711,189#5
19721,294#3
19731,236#3
19741,244#3
19751,157#2
19761,075#4
19771,088#4
1978936#4
1979858#6
1980894#6
1981942#5
1982942#5
1983854#6
1984789#7
1985861#7
1986878#5
1987685#10
1988692#10
1989670#10
1990658#11
1991589#13
1992546#14
1993450#18
1994428#19
1995387#24
1996294#40
1997276#39
1998201#60
1999188#60
2000155#77
200180#95
200279#98
20147#249
20153#513
20168#232
20175#312