Nicole as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Nicole

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The baby name Nicole is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /nɪˈkoʊl/ (nih-KOHL).

Nicole is Greek in Origin.

Gender: Female

Syllables: 2.0

Origin: Greek

Pronunciation: /nɪˈkoʊl/ (nih-KOHL)

What is the meaning of the name Nicole ?

The baby name Nicole is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /nɪˈkoʊl/ (nih-KOHL).

Nicole is Greek in Origin.

Nicole is the French feminine form of Nicholas, ultimately from Greek Nikolaos (nike "victory" + laos "people"), yielding the meaning "victory of the people." Attested in medieval France and strengthened by the cult of Saint Nicholas, it remained common in Francophone Europe before gaining broad international use in the 20th century. In the English-speaking world it rose sharply after the 1960s, reaching the US Top 10 in the 1980s, and today reads as a polished, pan-European classic.

Variants and related forms include Nicol, Nicolle, Nichole, Nikole, and the diminutives Nicolette and Colette (from French Nicolette). International equivalents span Nicola (English/Italian), Nicoletta and Nicolina (Italian), Nicoleta (Romanian), Nicoline (Scandinavian), and Nikol/Nicol (Slavic and Hebrew usage). Nicknames range from Nikki/Nicki/Niki to Cole and Coco. The name's victorious, people-centered meaning gives it an enduring, quietly triumphant aura.

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Name	Last Name(s)	Mother	Mother famous for	Fame Level	Father	Father famous for	Fame Level
Nicole	Richie				Lionel Richie	singer	★★★★★
Nicole	Fosse	Gwen Verdon	singer	★★★★★	Bob Fosse	film director	★★★★★
Nicole	Heesters	Louisa Ghijs	singer	★★★★★	Johannes Heesters	television actor	★★★★★

Nicole – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Girls	2025	#1	—	874
Germany	Girls	2025	#1	—	411
Germany	Girls	0	#1	28,245	4,949
MO		0	#5	49	2,706
Germany		0	#11	1,996	2,542
IT	Girls	2024	#14	1,629	47
BF	Girls	0	#15	3	315
HT	Girls	0	#15	9	950
KR	Girls	0	#15	1	572
SV	Girls	0	#16	3	458
JM	Girls	0	#17	584	7,507
LU	Girls	0	#17	322	4,850
BW		0	#18	2	960
MV		0	#19	1	644
NA		0	#21	13	2,537
ZA		0	#22	825	14,421
Austria	Girls	0	#23	3,765	1,885
KR	Boys	0	#26	2	897
MT		0	#29	15	1,767
PH		0	#29	70	5,607
PH	Girls	0	#29	806	13,098
LU		0	#30	37	2,830
BI	Girls	0	#31	3	726
MT	Girls	0	#31	178	3,773
BN		0	#32	1	2,297
CN	Girls	0	#32	925	8,829
HT	Boys	0	#34	1	903
MV	Girls	0	#35	1	2,021
NL	Girls	0	#36	6,786	5,933
PR	Girls	0	#36	176	3,171
HN	Girls	0	#38	1	884
JM		0	#38	51	3,714
CM	Girls	0	#40	1,734	11,671
CM		0	#41	15	2,592
SG	Girls	0	#44	1,846	18,916
Austria		0	#45	325	850
CN		0	#45	41	3,857
CY		0	#45	15	1,632
CL	Girls	0	#46	10,631	14,098
MO	Girls	0	#47	305	7,056
PR		0	#48	8	1,497
CL		0	#50	1,455	6,867
PA	Girls	0	#50	1,252	9,861
Austria	Girls	2007	#52	136	60
CY	Girls	0	#53	74	3,755
TW		0	#53	48	4,523
HK	Girls	0	#55	2,368	16,104
CR		0	#59	107	5,526
TW	Girls	0	#62	313	8,139
ZA	Girls	0	#62	6,504	25,928
CR	Girls	0	#64	1,447	11,342
New Zealand	Girls	2007	#66	47	95
BG		0	#67	14	1,799
MY		0	#70	332	12,352
JP		0	#73	5	4,057
AO		0	#74	4	2,729
PA		0	#74	58	3,797
AL		0	#75	2	2,372
NL		0	#79	488	2,481
EC	Girls	0	#83	215	3,650
QA		0	#85	16	7,011
SG		0	#85	224	11,010
BN	Girls	0	#89	18	5,459
MD	Girls	0	#90	3	865
Sweden	Girls	2022	#95	93	1,568
ID	Girls	0	#95	8	3,319
EC		0	#96	20	2,502
GR		0	#97	38	3,911
BW	Girls	0	#101	48	4,216
OM		0	#103	14	6,215
MY	Girls	0	#105	2,960	24,821
KW		0	#106	11	5,216
GE	Girls	0	#107	2	1,564
HK		0	#109	339	8,483
Switzerland	Girls	2024	#112	24	1,786
HU		0	#112	4	1,675
GR	Girls	0	#115	144	6,293
MU	Girls	0	#116	303	8,539
Norway	Girls	2025	#121	6	453
EE	Girls	0	#121	18	1,888
MU		0	#122	15	3,613
NA	Girls	0	#122	109	7,146
PE	Girls	0	#123	4,163	14,861
CZ	Girls	0	#129	379	5,378
CZ		0	#131	61	3,154
IQ		0	#132	2	3,533
ID	Boys	0	#135	1	4,130
PT	Girls	0	#137	764	7,952
UY		0	#137	41	2,477
BN	Boys	0	#138	2	6,332
JO		0	#138	3	2,158
QA	Girls	0	#140	188	15,378
PE		0	#141	196	6,350
AE		0	#146	32	10,220
IT	Girls	0	#147	18,132	9,415
BW	Boys	0	#154	1	4,685
DK	Girls	0	#155	194	7,429
BG	Girls	0	#159	66	3,559
UY	Girls	0	#161	693	6,731
AR		0	#163	24	2,915
KW	Girls	0	#164	429	19,177
SI	Girls	0	#164	11	2,769
PT		0	#167	85	4,161
PL	Girls	0	#168	350	5,096
Belgium	Girls	2023	#169	22	419
AO	Girls	0	#169	41	4,575
BO	Girls	0	#169	1,028	9,488
DK		0	#169	35	5,198
HU	Boys	0	#174	1	3,954
HR		0	#176	6	2,081
PR	Boys	0	#178	1	2,508
RU		0	#178	12	3,641
MT	Boys	0	#179	1	4,064
IR		0	#183	47	4,221
IL	Girls	0	#184	770	11,648
PS		0	#189	30	5,692
IT		0	#194	1,385	4,183
JP	Girls	0	#196	50	6,592
PL		0	#196	17	2,600
LT	Girls	0	#197	4	1,904
Canada	Girls	2024	#199	87	2,795
HU	Girls	0	#201	23	3,308
AE	Girls	0	#204	402	20,968
BR	Girls	0	#204	2,299	12,708
HR	Girls	0	#207	84	3,687
IL		0	#209	66	6,291
PS	Girls	0	#217	441	10,981
BG	Boys	0	#220	1	3,850
LU	Boys	0	#220	1	4,970
AL	Girls	0	#221	7	4,141
AR	Girls	0	#222	737	8,289
BR		0	#225	125	5,969
OM	Girls	0	#231	168	15,987
CO	Girls	0	#233	3,337	16,140
MO	Boys	0	#234	1	5,842
BD		0	#240	2	5,992
GH		0	#242	7	5,396
EC	Boys	0	#246	1	3,322
BO		0	#247	136	6,868
AO	Boys	0	#248	2	5,568
TW	Boys	0	#253	4	7,111
IR	Girls	0	#256	343	8,334
NG		0	#264	9	5,926
GR	Boys	0	#272	2	6,912
SA		0	#280	16	10,560
LB		0	#281	546	13,263
United States	Girls	2024	#284	961	8,487
Canada	Boys	1998	#289	5	1,858
GT		0	#289	26	5,948
Finland		0	#291	17	830
JM	Boys	0	#291	3	6,876
JO	Girls	0	#294	32	7,570
KZ	Boys	0	#294	3	6,578
Spain	Girls	0	#299	1,425	5,561
GH	Girls	0	#299	26	6,973
AL	Boys	0	#302	2	5,122
JP	Boys	0	#302	2	7,909
CZ	Boys	0	#303	3	6,530
KZ	Girls	0	#303	18	5,862
MX		0	#309	105	8,339
CO		0	#311	188	7,768
France	Boys	1974	#312	3	1,289
Finland	Girls	0	#318	75	1,368
MX	Girls	0	#323	2,548	17,781
PH	Boys	0	#324	60	11,440
CN	Boys	0	#325	7	9,639
GT	Girls	0	#329	191	7,500
DK	Boys	0	#331	2	7,401
PL	Boys	0	#340	1	6,459
RU	Girls	0	#347	159	11,913
France	Girls	2021	#352	54	3,185
SD	Girls	0	#354	5	7,678
Spain		0	#358	95	2,326
GH	Boys	0	#361	1	8,138
MU	Boys	0	#367	3	8,477
PT	Boys	0	#375	7	7,951
JO	Boys	0	#388	2	7,057
UY	Boys	0	#389	11	5,922
YE		0	#392	7	8,639
EG		0	#404	9	6,387
BD	Girls	0	#406	1	8,413
SA	Girls	0	#420	597	25,931
Finland	Girls	2026	#422	487	3,895
Austria	Boys	0	#433	10	2,180
AR	Boys	0	#448	20	7,628
BH		0	#450	104	17,937
PA	Boys	0	#459	23	9,305
SD	Boys	0	#466	1	10,523
CM	Boys	0	#481	70	12,054
NG	Girls	0	#487	345	15,093
IQ	Girls	0	#491	14	11,303
RU	Boys	0	#493	13	12,621
GT	Boys	0	#495	5	7,625
HK	Boys	0	#498	30	12,905
CR	Boys	0	#505	6	10,188
LY		0	#525	11	12,703
PS	Boys	0	#555	7	10,655
IR	Boys	0	#561	5	10,162
CL	Boys	0	#594	72	13,390
BD	Boys	0	#604	2	10,045
BO	Boys	0	#615	8	9,244
IN	Girls	0	#616	16	13,121
IL	Boys	0	#618	8	10,983
SG	Boys	0	#674	24	17,960
QA	Boys	0	#690	18	18,093
SY		0	#693	36	11,684
IQ	Boys	0	#696	2	13,071
KW	Boys	0	#725	45	18,755
BR	Boys	0	#726	26	12,213
TN		0	#751	79	13,765
EG	Girls	0	#801	159	14,742
PE	Boys	0	#842	37	14,506
OM	Boys	0	#859	23	17,948
EG	Boys	0	#873	14	15,035
CO	Boys	0	#881	40	15,656
United States	Boys	2019	#887	5	7,235
Germany	Boys	0	#907	46	5,697
NG	Boys	0	#911	41	16,906
Spain	Boys	0	#915	16	5,610
NL	Boys	0	#936	16	5,873
MX	Boys	0	#947	36	16,355
MA		0	#952	177	20,986
ZA	Boys	0	#1,008	171	25,619
IN	Boys	0	#1,037	3	16,750
MY	Boys	0	#1,074	38	25,439
AE	Boys	0	#1,075	18	22,615
DZ		0	#1,101	76	20,130
TR		0	#1,136	76	19,440
IT	Boys	0	#1,336	136	10,046
SA	Boys	0	#1,531	84	28,008

Nicole is popular in 95 countries — most recent births per country:

France

Ireland

Norway

Scotland, United Kingdom

Canada

Switzerland

Sweden

United States

Austria

Brussels, Belgium

England & Wales, United Kingdom

Germany

New York City (Hispanic), United States

New York City (White, non-Hispanic), United States

New York City (Asian & Pacific Islander), United States

Belgium

Flanders, Belgium

Wallonia, Belgium

New Zealand

New South Wales, Australia

Austria

Germany

Spain

Finland

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