Nicola

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Primarily a girl's name · 99% 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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 629 babies (rank #87 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

4,720
Total babies (all years)
21
Years in the data
629
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
1996629#87
1997506#101
1998386#118
1999309#151
2000251#174
2001231#181
2002178#231
2003155#269
2004136#302
2005120#339
2006138#320
2007207#244
2008229#222
2009194#249
2010191#264
2011170#291
2012159#304
2013138#335
2014143#325
2015133#356
201689#491