Nicole

French feminine variation of Nicholas, Greek

"people of victory"

Nicole Origin and Meaning

The name Nicole is a girl's name of French, Greek origin meaning "people of victory".

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.

Nicole Rank in US Top 1000

# 318 in the US

Nicole Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 155 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Nicole

• 318 US 2024
• 155 Nameberry 2025
• 331 England 2024
• 68 Ireland 2014
• 273 Germany 2016
• 16 Italy 2023
• 60 Portugal 2020
• 79 Mexico 2021
• 97 sweden 2014
• 178 Poland 2020

20 Names Similar to Nicole

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• Michelle
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• Jessica
• Megan
• Lauren
• Stephanie
• Allison
• Christina
• Sara
• Jennifer
• Andrea
• Kimberly
• Brittany
• Alison
• Melissa
• Gabrielle
• Melanie
• Courtney
• Leanna

Famous People Named Nicole

• 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

The name 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"

International Variations of the name Nicole

• Nichelle French
• Colette French
• Nikola Greek
• Nichole Eastern European
• Collette French
• Nicholla Eastern European
• Nichola Eastern European
• Kolenka Russian
• Nicolasa Spanish
• Nickoletta Eastern European
• Nikita Russian
• Nicanora Spanish
• Coletta Spanish
• Nicola Italian
• Nikoleta Greek
• Nikolla Eastern European
• Nikolia Greek
• Niki Greek
• Nicolla Eastern European
• Nicia Italian
• Nicolette French
• Coleta Spanish