Nikola

Primarily a girl's name · 90% girls

Meaning

Nikola is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek Nikolaos and it means "the winner of the people". It is common as a masculine given name in the South Slavic countries, while in West Slavic countries it is primarily found as a feminine given name.

From Wikipedia

Nikola first appears in the data in 1997 and has been recorded in 17 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2010 with 175 babies (rank #283 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Nikola

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

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.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.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,583

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

175

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Nikola

Nikola Teslamechanical engineer · b. 1856
Nikola Gruevskihead of government · b. 1970
Nikola Kalinićassociation football player · b. 1988
Nikola Jokićbasketball player · b. 1995
Nikola Žigićassociation football player · b. 1980

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1997	4	#3,622
1999	5	#3,058
2001	5	#3,112
2002	7	#2,478
2003	8	#2,365
2005	9	#2,380
2006	30	#973
2007	76	#505
2008	122	#361
2009	157	#299
2010	175	#283
2011	152	#317
2012	140	#348
2013	156	#302
2014	141	#326
2015	119	#386
2016	123	#376