Nicole

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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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 1,884 babies (rank #10 that year). In 2024 it was given to 87 girls (rank #343). 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.

21,992
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
1,884
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19911,780#11
19921,884#10
19931,825#10
19941,684#8
19951,741#8
19961,464#7
19971,397#8
19981,230#9
19991,050#13
2000888#20
2001849#21
2002669#28
2003631#32
2004565#40
2005487#52
2006449#58
2007424#61
2008307#95
2009318#92
2010272#108
2011262#113
2012221#140
2013237#127
2014201#160
2015153#208
2016163#187
2017131#236
2018122#258
201991#348
2020109#273
202190#355
202291#315
202388#331
202487#343