Nicole: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced nih-KOHL · 2 syllables

Nicole means “victory; people”, from Greek and French.

Borrowed from French Nicole, the feminine form of Nicolas (“Nicholas”).

How popular is Nicole?

Nicole was the #382 name in the US in 2025, given to 803 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 64% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1980.

Babies named Nicole in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1980).

Half of US adults named Nicole are older than 41; most are between 24 and 56. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Nicole have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Nicole means “victory; people”. It comes from Greek and French.

Nicole is pronounced nih-KOHL.

Nicole was the #382 name in the US in 2025, given to 803 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 64% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1980.

Half of US adults named Nicole are older than 41. Most are between 24 and 56.