Nicole
Top 1000
About Nicole
Nicole was derived from Nicholas, the English variation of the Greek Nikolaos, composed of the compounds nike, meaning "victory," and laos, "people." The variation Nicole arose in the Middle Ages in France to honor St. Nicholas. Names related to Nicole include Colette, Nicolette, Nika, Nicola, and Nicolina.
Nicole was one of the top girls’ names of the eighties —when it reached Number 4—and into the nineties. Nicole has now lost most of its French flair, but is still widely used.
Nicole Kidman is a notable current bearer of the name, some others are Nicole Richie and Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi. Nicole "Nicky" Nichols is a key character on Orange is the New Black.
Pronounced ni-KOL.
As of October 2026, Nicole ranked #383 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #6 in 1982, Nameberry popularity #198.
Editor's take: The name Nicole is a girl's name of French, Greek origin meaning "people of victory".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #128 | 2,540 | 1,421.9 |
| 2015 | #154 | 2,116 | 1,185.4 |
| 2016 | #162 | 1,954 | 1,102.7 |
| 2017 | #184 | 1,664 | 963.8 |
| 2018 | #217 | 1,429 | 840.1 |
| 2019 | #229 | 1,365 | 813.3 |
| 2020 | #266 | 1,163 | 719.4 |
| 2021 | #341 | 954 | 581.4 |
| 2022 | #323 | 995 | 606.7 |
| 2023 | #327 | 941 | 586.4 |
| 2024 | #318 | 961 | 593.1 |
| 2025 | #383 | 803 | 499.6 |
World rankings
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Nicole on lists
Famous Nicoles
- Nicole Mary Kidman
Australian actress
- Nicole Scherzinger (born Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente)
American singer, dancer, actress, and television personality
- Nicole Elizabeth "Snooki" LaValle
American reality TV personality
- Nicole Camille Richie
American reality TV personality
- Nicole Gale Anderson
American actress
- Nicole Elizabeth Eggert
American actress
- Nicole Stephanie Danielle Lyn
Canadian actress
- Nicole "Evangeline" Lilly
Canadian actress
- Nicole "Nikki" Blonsky
American actress, singer and dancer
- Nicole "Nikki" Reed
American actress
- Nicole Rose Scimeca
American actress
- Nicole Kuzmichová
Canadian ice dancer who competes for the Czech Republic
- Nicole Pratt
Australian tennis player
- Nicole Bradtke
Australian tennis player
- Nicole Arendt
American tennis player
- Nicole Vaidisova
Czech tennis player
- Nicole "Nikki" Leslie Stanton
American soccer player
- Nicole Julianne Sullivan
American actress
- Nicole Denise Cooke
Welsh cyclist
- Nicole Renee "Niki" Taylor
American model
- Nicole Krauss
American novelist
- Nicole Ari Parker
American actress
- Nicole Holofcener
American film director
- Nicole Dollanganger
Canadian singer/songwriter
- Nicole Brown Simpson
slain ex,wife of notorious athlete/actor O.J. Simpson
- Nicole Miller
American fashion designer
- Nicole Garcia
Colace, model and professional wrestler
- Nicole Linkletter
American model
- Nicole Rose Filan
daughter of American singer Shane Steven Filan
- Nicole Marie Pedra
American model
- Nicole Beck
Australian rugby player
- Nicole Beverly Chien (b. 2006)
daughter of Filipina singer and actress Lea Salonga
- Nicole Sladkov
American rhythmic gymnast
- Nicole Bilderback
Korean American actress
- Nicole Laeno
American youtuber
- Nicole Danielle Jacky
Contestant and fourth-place finisher on season 6 of Love Island USA
Nicole in pop culture
- Nicole Warren Diver
character in "Tender Is the Night" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Nicole
character in movie "Old School"
- Nicole "Nicky" Nichols
character on TV's "Orange is the New Black"
- Nicole Holloway
character in the movie "Storm Catcher"
- Nicole "Nikki" Newman
character in soap "The Young and the Restless"
- "Nicole
" 1978 thriller movie
- Nicole Maris
character in the 1999 movie "Drive Me Crazy'
- Nicole "Niki" Smith
alternate personality of Victoria "Viki" Lord Banks on soap "One Life to Live"
- Nicole "Nick" Warren
character in novel "Vanishing Girls"
- Nicole Walker
character on soap "Days of our Lives"
- Nicole Wallace
a character on TV's "Law & Order: Criminal Intent"
- Nicole Watterson
character on animated series "The Amazing World of Gumball"
- Nicole
sentient computer in the Sonic the Hedgehog series
- Nicole Bristow
character on TV's "Zoey 101"
- Nicole Bordais
character in the novel "Possessed" by Elise Noble
- Nicole
character in video game "Dead or Alive"
- Nicole
a character in the 'House Of Night' series (PC Cast)
- Nicole De Ponte
character on TV's "Alex & Co."
- Nicole Von Ronsenburg
character in Aphmau's YouTube series
- Nicole Avant
character on the soap opera "The Bold & the Beautiful"
- Nicole
main character in video game "Class of '09"
- Nicole "Nikki" Maxwell
main character in novel series "Dork Diaries"
- Nicole Matthews
main character in movie “Puppy Love”
- Nicole
character in movie "Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls"
- Nicole Herrera
character in series “School Spirits”
- Nicole Sophie Rissman
a main character in book series “The English Roses”
Variations & nicknames
- NichelleFrench
- ColetteFrench
- NikolaGreek
- NicholeEastern European
- ColletteFrench
- NichollaEastern European
- NicholaEastern European
- KolenkaRussian
- NicolasaSpanish
- NickolettaEastern European
- NikitaRussian
- NicanoraSpanish
- ColettaSpanish
- NicolaItalian
- NikoletaGreek
- NikollaEastern European
- NikoliaGreek
- NikiGreek
- NicollaEastern European
- NiciaItalian
- NicoletteFrench
- ColetaSpanish