Nicole
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning victory of the people; a form of Nicholas.
How Nicole has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #153 |
| 2016 | #162 |
| 2017 | #184 |
| 2018 | #218 |
| 2019 | #229 |
| 2020 | #266 |
| 2021 | #340 |
| 2022 | #322 |
| 2023 | #327 |
| 2024 | #318 |
| 2025 | #383 |
Nicole by the numbers
In 2025, 99 babies in England and Wales were named Nicole. In the US, 1,654 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 22,968 babies in 1985, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1985, about 1 in 80 American girls born that year was called Nicole.
Other names that come from Nicholas
Like Nicole, each of these traces back to Nicholas: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Nicholasvictory of the people; people's victory5,327 in the US (2017)
- Nicolasvictory of the people; form of Nicholas1,911 in the US (2017)
- Nixonson of Nicholas634 in the US (2017)
- Nikovictory; a form of Nicholas514 in the US (2017)
- Nikolasvictory of the people; form of Nicholas460 in the US (2017)
- Nickolasvictory of the people; a form of Nicholas218 in the US (2017)
- Niklausvictory of the people; a form of Nicholas155 in the US (2017)
- Nickvictory of the people; short form of Nicholas146 in the US (2017)
Names that come from Nicole
Forms of Nicole in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nicole. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Nicholevictory of the people; variant of Nicole98 in the US (2017)
- Nicollevictory of the people; a form of Nicole44 in the US (2017)
- Nicolavictory of the people; a form of Nicholas37 in the US (2017)
- Nikolevictory of the people; invented spelling of Nicole37 in the US (2017)
- Nicolivictory of the people; a form of Nicholas21 in the US (2017)
- Nickolevictory of the people; a form of Nicole13 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Nicole
Names that are said the same way as Nicole, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean victory
Like Nicole, each of these has victory in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Victoriavictory7,277 in the US (2017)
- Lauralaurel tree; symbol of victory939 in the US (2017)
- Nicovictory of the people; form of nicholas306 in England and Wales (2025)
- Colettevictory of the people; from Nicole578 in the US (2017)
- Laurellaurel tree; symbol of victory and honor500 in the US (2017)
- Torivictory; a form of Victoria354 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Nicole
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