Nicola

Nicola

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Italian

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 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1999 with 2,792 babies (rank #22 that year). In 2024 it was given to 681 boys (rank #57). 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.

42,422

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,792

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	2,792	#22
2000	2,691	#24
2001	2,506	#28
2002	2,373	#27
2003	2,337	#31
2004	2,330	#30
2005	2,142	#34
2006	2,069	#36
2007	2,018	#36
2008	2,020	#35
2009	2,070	#33
2010	1,767	#36
2011	1,683	#37
2012	1,527	#37
2013	1,355	#40
2014	1,325	#42
2015	1,199	#46
2016	1,110	#47
2017	1,058	#46
2018	943	#47
2019	946	#47
2020	892	#51
2021	859	#49
2022	818	#52
2023	739	#53
2024	681	#57

Year

Babies

Rank

1999

2,792

#22

2000

2,691

#24

2001

2,506

#28

2002

2,373

#27

2003

2,337

#31

2004

2,330

#30

2005

2,142

#34

2006

2,069

#36

2007

2,018

#36

2008

2,020

#35

2009

2,070

#33

2010

1,767

#36

2011

1,683

#37

2012

1,527

#37

2013

1,355

#40

2014

1,325

#42

2015

1,199

#46

2016

1,110

#47

2017

1,058

#46

2018

943

#47

2019

946

#47

2020

892

#51

2021

859

#49

2022

818

#52

2023

739

#53

2024

681

#57

Meaning

Numerology of Nicola

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Nicola

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