Nichole
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #3,341 for girls
Nichole is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,341st for girls in the US (46 babies).
What does Nichole mean?
Greek
A female given name from Ancient Greek, a less common spelling of Nicole.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Nichole a girl's or a boy's name?
Nichole is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 46 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nichole in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 34 girls.
Half of all the girls named Nichole in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Nichole in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 2 | #7,531 |
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,987 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 10 | #2,064 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,542 |
| 2000 | 27 | #898 |
| 1999 | 21 | #1,065 |
| 1998 | 28 | #866 |
| 1997 | 34 | #774 |
| 1996 | 30 | #816 |
How popular is Nichole in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,341among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 46about 1 in 35,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 46 girls in the US were named Nichole, making it the 3,341st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,061st. Its busiest year was 1985, with 2,950 girls. It first appears in the records in 1942.
Half of all the girls named Nichole in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 1990, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nichole in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | #3,341 |
| 2024 | 47 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 48 | #3,329 |
| 2022 | 45 | #3,469 |
| 2021 | 62 | #2,751 |
| 2020 | 52 | #3,061 |
| 2019 | 73 | #2,428 |
| 2018 | 70 | #2,508 |
| 2017 | 99 | #1,989 |
| 2016 | 117 | #1,775 |
| 2015 | 114 | #1,823 |
| 2014 | 141 | #1,547 |
| 2013 | 186 | #1,273 |
| 2012 | 162 | #1,413 |
| 2011 | 164 | #1,392 |
| 2010 | 175 | #1,342 |
| 2009 | 174 | #1,366 |
| 2008 | 241 | #1,084 |
| 2007 | 235 | #1,102 |
| 2006 | 273 | #956 |
| 2005 | 282 | #893 |
| 2004 | 337 | #768 |
| 2003 | 336 | #748 |
| 2002 | 390 | #647 |
| 2001 | 470 | #556 |
| 2000 | 545 | #495 |
| 1999 | 596 | #448 |
| 1998 | 620 | #427 |
| 1997 | 714 | #377 |
| 1996 | 783 | #354 |
| 1995 | 937 | #295 |
| 1994 | 1,260 | #223 |
| 1993 | 1,394 | #209 |
| 1992 | 1,581 | #192 |
| 1991 | 1,652 | #180 |
| 1990 | 1,992 | #151 |
| 1989 | 2,233 | #136 |
| 1988 | 2,497 | #114 |
| 1987 | 2,538 | #111 |
| 1986 | 2,652 | #105 |
| 1985 | 2,950 | #95 |
| 1984 | 2,806 | #97 |
| 1983 | 2,926 | #93 |
| 1982 | 2,923 | #99 |
| 1981 | 2,772 | #109 |
| 1980 | 2,938 | #102 |
| 1979 | 2,908 | #103 |
| 1978 | 2,511 | #116 |
| 1977 | 2,064 | #142 |
| 1976 | 1,768 | #148 |
| 1975 | 1,764 | #153 |
| 1974 | 1,687 | #161 |
| 1973 | 1,718 | #160 |
| 1972 | 1,943 | #146 |
| 1971 | 1,114 | #262 |
| 1970 | 1,042 | #283 |
| 1969 | 815 | #314 |
| 1968 | 195 | #694 |
| 1967 | 148 | #820 |
| 1966 | 135 | #860 |
| 1965 | 39 | #1,829 |
| 1964 | 50 | #1,610 |
| 1963 | 42 | #1,786 |
| 1962 | 32 | #2,072 |
| 1961 | 15 | #3,317 |
| 1960 | 15 | #3,211 |
| 1959 | 12 | #3,618 |
| 1958 | 9 | #4,192 |
| 1957 | 8 | #4,535 |
| 1956 | 6 | #5,324 |
| 1955 | 9 | #4,068 |
| 1954 | 8 | #4,276 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #4,736 |
| 1949 | 10 | #3,392 |
| 1948 | 10 | #3,349 |
| 1947 | 7 | #4,343 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 9 | #3,131 |
| 1944 | 6 | #4,052 |
| 1943 | 6 | #4,195 |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,815 |
Names like Nichole
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasmine Nicole Zoe Chloe Amber Michelle Erin Molly Holly Jessica Daphne Lara
Names related to Nichole
Nicola Nicolle Nikole Nicol Nichelle Nichola Nichol Nickole Nicholle
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Sophie Iris Maisie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nichole: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nichole, updated 20 October 2026.