# Nikole (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/nikole/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | “victory”, “people” |
| Pronunciation | /nɪˈkoʊl/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 6,982 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 6,982 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 160, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from the French Nicole, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos), from νίκη (níkē, “victory”) + λαός (laós, “people”).

## What it means

Nikole is grouped under victory.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 66 | 2,685 |
| 2012 | 61 | 2,857 |
| 2013 | 98 | 1,998 |
| 2014 | 71 | 2,530 |
| 2015 | 40 | 3,829 |
| 2016 | 57 | 2,959 |
| 2017 | 38 | 3,975 |
| 2018 | 26 | 5,103 |
| 2019 | 22 | 5,743 |
| 2020 | 25 | 5,130 |
| 2021 | 14 | 7,915 |
| 2022 | 22 | 5,758 |
| 2023 | 19 | 6,344 |
| 2024 | 17 | 6,858 |
| 2025 | 18 | 6,487 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 11 | 2,148 |
| 2010 | 8 | 2,843 |
| 2011 | 13 | 2,025 |
| 2012 | 5 | 4,171 |
| 2013 | 7 | 3,160 |
| 2014 | 8 | 2,862 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4,736 |
| 2016 | 11 | 2,367 |
| 2017 | 8 | 2,925 |
| 2019 | 10 | 2,458 |
| 2020 | 7 | 3,117 |
| 2021 | 7 | 3,192 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3,533 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4,709 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4,201 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.