Nikol
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NI-kol
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,675 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #8,858 for girls
Nikol is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “victory of the people”. In 2025 it ranked 2,675th for girls in the UK (10 babies) and 8,858th for girls in the US (11 babies).
What does Nikol mean?
Greek: Czech and Bulgarian spelling of Nicole
“victory of the people”
A form of Nicole, the French feminine of Nicholas, from Greek nike 'victory' and laos 'people'.
Is Nikol a girl's or a boy's name?
Nikol is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the UK and 11 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nikol in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,675among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the UK were named Nikol, making it the 2,675th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,268th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 20 girls.
Half of all the girls named Nikol in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales.
Nikol in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,675 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,381 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,640 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 2021 | 14 | #2,069 |
| 2020 | 12 | #2,268 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,958 |
| 2018 | 20 | #1,628 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,652 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,363 |
| 2015 | 17 | #1,813 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,895 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,874 |
| 2012 | 12 | #2,319 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 12 | #2,234 |
| 2009 | 12 | #2,153 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,694 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,987 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
How popular is Nikol in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,858among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Nikol, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 1971, with 40 girls. It first appears in the records in 1968.
2025 had more girls named Nikol than any year since 2018.
Half of all the girls named Nikol in the US since 1880 were born between 1975 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nikol in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 15 | #7,405 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 13 | #8,390 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6,449 |
| 2013 | 18 | #6,725 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,257 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 15 | #5,943 |
| 1990 | 13 | #6,459 |
| 1989 | 14 | #5,830 |
| 1988 | 20 | #4,303 |
| 1987 | 15 | #5,069 |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 14 | #5,075 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,538 |
| 1983 | 13 | #5,147 |
| 1982 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 20 | #3,852 |
| 1979 | 21 | #3,667 |
| 1978 | 20 | #3,637 |
| 1977 | 30 | #2,715 |
| 1976 | 18 | #3,677 |
| 1975 | 39 | #2,169 |
| 1974 | 36 | #2,213 |
| 1973 | 40 | #2,019 |
| 1972 | 36 | #2,135 |
| 1971 | 40 | #2,064 |
| 1970 | 30 | #2,450 |
| 1969 | 31 | #2,296 |
| 1968 | 7 | #5,641 |
Nicknames for Nikol
Names like Nikol
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lara Darcie Thea Autumn Phoebe Sophia Ivy Lyra Mia Maisie Callie Marnie
Names related to Nikol
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, “Nikol: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nikol, updated 20 October 2026.