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Nicola
Pronounced /ˈnɪ.kə.lə/
Rank in 2024
#3,341
Born in 2024
35
Peak year
1972 · #1124
Origin
Ancient Greek
Also recorded for girls:15 in 2024 (#7,317)
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 35 boys were named Nicola, about 1 in every 49,009.
- It peaked in 1972 with 53 babies, ranked #1124.
- It first shows up in the records in 1908.
- 2,981 boys 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.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 354 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Silent: 164 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Boomers: 360 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 645 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Millennials: 578 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Z: 546 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 334 babies, 0.02 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.