Nicole

Nicole

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 1,679 babies (rank #36 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.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.

18,198

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,679

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	1,679	#36
1997	1,569	#37
1998	1,577	#36
1999	1,312	#42
2000	1,138	#44
2001	1,111	#45
2002	1,077	#46
2003	934	#59
2004	876	#64
2005	823	#68
2006	772	#77
2007	707	#85
2008	784	#78
2009	691	#88
2010	642	#92
2011	605	#97
2012	488	#119
2013	389	#138
2014	388	#141
2015	336	#163
2016	300	#181

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

1,679

#36

1997

1,569

#37

1998

1,577

#36

1999

1,312

#42

2000

1,138

#44

2001

1,111

#45

2002

1,077

#46

2003

934

#59

2004

876

#64

2005

823

#68

2006

772

#77

2007

707

#85

2008

784

#78

2009

691

#88

2010

642

#92

2011

605

#97

2012

488

#119

2013

389

#138

2014

388

#141

2015

336

#163

2016

300

#181

Meaning

Numerology of Nicole

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Nicole

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Year-by-Year Detail