Nicole
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ni-KOHL
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #445 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #382 for girls
Nicole is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “victory of the people”. In 2025 it ranked 445th for girls in the UK (99 babies) and 382nd for girls in the US (803 babies).
What does Nicole mean?
Greek: French feminine of Nicolas
“victory of the people”
The French feminine form of Nicolas, from Greek Nikolaos.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Nicole a girl's or a boy's name?
Nicole is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 99 girls in the UK and 803 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nicole in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #445among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 99about 1 in 2,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 99 girls in the UK were named Nicole, making it the 445th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 293rd. Its busiest year was 1996, with 2,117 girls.
2025 had the fewest girls named Nicole since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Nicole in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 102 girls in the UK were given Nicole or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #430, up from #445 for this spelling alone.
- Nicole 99
- Nicolle 3
Among girls in 2025, it was 412th in England and Wales.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1994 (#37) and 2004 (#64).
Nicole in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 99 | #445 |
| 2024 | 138 | #351 |
| 2023 | 134 | #356 |
| 2022 | 171 | #295 |
| 2021 | 187 | #279 |
| 2020 | 179 | #293 |
| 2019 | 281 | #197 |
| 2018 | 250 | #226 |
| 2017 | 281 | #207 |
| 2016 | 337 | #186 |
| 2015 | 373 | #163 |
| 2014 | 453 | #136 |
| 2013 | 465 | #132 |
| 2012 | 578 | #109 |
| 2011 | 709 | #95 |
| 2010 | 769 | #86 |
| 2009 | 855 | #83 |
| 2008 | 983 | #76 |
| 2007 | 890 | #78 |
| 2006 | 984 | #72 |
| 2005 | 1,036 | #61 |
| 2004 | 1,112 | #58 |
| 2003 | 1,166 | #51 |
| 2002 | 1,420 | #41 |
| 2001 | 1,517 | #39 |
| 2000 | 1,540 | #37 |
| 1999 | 1,746 | #34 |
| 1998 | 2,115 | #30 |
| 1997 | 2,075 | #30 |
| 1996 | 2,117 | #29 |
How popular is Nicole in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #382among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 803about 1 in 2,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 803 girls in the US were named Nicole, making it the 382nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 266th. Its busiest year was 1985, with 22,966 girls. It first appears in the records in 1937.
2025 had fewer girls named Nicole than any year since 1963.
Half of all the girls named Nicole in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 868 girls in the US were given Nicole or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #380, up from #382 for this spelling alone.
- Nicole 803
- Nicolle 65
Nicole in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 803 | #382 |
| 2024 | 964 | #318 |
| 2023 | 942 | #326 |
| 2022 | 996 | #323 |
| 2021 | 955 | #341 |
| 2020 | 1,163 | #266 |
| 2019 | 1,365 | #229 |
| 2018 | 1,429 | #217 |
| 2017 | 1,664 | #184 |
| 2016 | 1,954 | #162 |
| 2015 | 2,116 | #154 |
| 2014 | 2,540 | #128 |
| 2013 | 3,352 | #91 |
| 2012 | 2,661 | #114 |
| 2011 | 2,655 | #117 |
| 2010 | 2,570 | #123 |
| 2009 | 2,770 | #119 |
| 2008 | 3,291 | #106 |
| 2007 | 3,873 | #86 |
| 2006 | 4,322 | #74 |
| 2005 | 4,993 | #56 |
| 2004 | 5,741 | #43 |
| 2003 | 6,238 | #40 |
| 2002 | 6,974 | #37 |
| 2001 | 7,820 | #36 |
| 2000 | 8,563 | #31 |
| 1999 | 9,515 | #25 |
| 1998 | 9,911 | #24 |
| 1997 | 10,744 | #21 |
| 1996 | 11,135 | #22 |
| 1995 | 12,277 | #19 |
| 1994 | 16,011 | #11 |
| 1993 | 16,183 | #13 |
| 1992 | 16,327 | #14 |
| 1991 | 16,046 | #15 |
| 1990 | 17,954 | #13 |
| 1989 | 19,032 | #12 |
| 1988 | 20,315 | #9 |
| 1987 | 20,286 | #8 |
| 1986 | 21,292 | #7 |
| 1985 | 22,966 | #7 |
| 1984 | 22,270 | #7 |
| 1983 | 22,400 | #7 |
| 1982 | 21,706 | #6 |
| 1981 | 20,310 | #7 |
| 1980 | 19,917 | #7 |
| 1979 | 19,510 | #9 |
| 1978 | 17,279 | #10 |
| 1977 | 15,247 | #15 |
| 1976 | 14,453 | #13 |
| 1975 | 14,275 | #10 |
| 1974 | 13,112 | #11 |
| 1973 | 13,922 | #11 |
| 1972 | 15,755 | #10 |
| 1971 | 10,423 | #27 |
| 1970 | 10,691 | #30 |
| 1969 | 7,212 | #47 |
| 1968 | 3,083 | #108 |
| 1967 | 2,776 | #122 |
| 1966 | 2,028 | #169 |
| 1965 | 898 | #298 |
| 1964 | 831 | #330 |
| 1963 | 655 | #381 |
| 1962 | 565 | #407 |
| 1961 | 273 | #614 |
| 1960 | 243 | #648 |
| 1959 | 205 | #700 |
| 1958 | 180 | #739 |
| 1957 | 141 | #854 |
| 1956 | 153 | #801 |
| 1955 | 120 | #889 |
| 1954 | 110 | #915 |
| 1953 | 120 | #848 |
| 1952 | 103 | #911 |
| 1951 | 93 | #960 |
| 1950 | 89 | #947 |
| 1949 | 68 | #1,087 |
| 1948 | 68 | #1,069 |
| 1947 | 66 | #1,096 |
| 1946 | 80 | #930 |
| 1945 | 61 | #984 |
| 1944 | 58 | #1,028 |
| 1943 | 89 | #824 |
| 1942 | 70 | #936 |
| 1941 | 31 | #1,384 |
| 1940 | 25 | #1,549 |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,417 |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,448 |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,939 |
Nicknames for Nicole
- Nicky 5 boys in the UK in 2025
- Nic
Names like Nicole
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasmine Zoe Chloe Holly Amber Molly Michelle Jessica Elise Paige Alexandra Francesca
Other spellings of Nicole
Names related to Nicole
Nicola Nikole Nicol Nichole Nichola Nichol Nickole Nicholle Nycole
More Greek names
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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, “Nicole: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nicole, updated 20 October 2026.