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Nicole

Nicole: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“victory of the people”
Origin
French
Say it
nee-KOHL · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

French feminine form of Nicolas, from Greek Nikolaos. The elements are nike 'victory' and laos 'people'.

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How popular is Nicole?

2024289 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Nicole in 2024961

2024 rank#318 girls

Peak year1983

Total US babies since 1880595,656

Nicole is fading: recent use is about 40% of its level ten years before.

Names like Nicole

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Nicolasvictory of the people · Greek
  • Colettevictory of the people · French
  • Nicolettevictory of the people · French
  • Nicholevictory of the people · Greek
  • Collettepeople of victory · French
  • Nikkivictory of the people · Greek
  • Nicollevictory of the people · French
  • Nikolevictory of the people · Greek

Nicole questions

What does the name Nicole mean?

Nicole means "victory of the people". It comes from French. French feminine form of Nicolas, from Greek Nikolaos. The elements are nike 'victory' and laos 'people'.

Is Nicole a boy or girl name?

Nicole is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Nicole?

961 US babies were named Nicole in 2024. Its peak year was 1983.

How do you pronounce Nicole?

Nicole is usually pronounced nee-KOHL.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.