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Nicola

Pronounced /ˈnɪ.kə.lə/

Rank in 2024
#7,317
Born in 2024
15
Peak year
1972 · #761
Origin
Ancient Greek
Also recorded for boys:35 in 2024 (#3,341)

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 15 girls were named Nicola, about 1 in every 107,546.
  • It peaked in 1972 with 183 babies, ranked #761.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1920.
  • 5,066 girls have been named Nicola since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Nicola per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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    Silent
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    Boomers
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    Gen X
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    Millennials
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    Gen Z
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    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 5 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 123 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Boomers: 672 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen X: 1,900 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Millennials: 1,338 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Gen Z: 829 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 199 babies, 0.01 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

A feminine version of Nicholas, first used in the 20th century.

  • A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Origin
Ancient Greek
Say it
/ˈnɪ.kə.lə/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Nicola, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Other spellings

  • GirlBoyCooling

    Nicole

    Rank
    #318
    Born '24
    961
    Origin
    Ancient Greek
    1880peak 19852024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Nicolle

    Rank
    #3,015
    Born '24
    54
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19702024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Nichole

    Rank
    #3,340
    Born '24
    47
    Origin
    Ancient Greek
    1880peak 19852024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Nikole

    Rank
    #6,685
    Born '24
    17
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19932024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Nickole

    Rank
    #15,960
    Born '24
    5
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19862024