girl's name
Nichole
ni-KOHL
- Origin English
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 64,795
Northern Ireland
#407
1998 births
Nichole means victory of the people, and the compound is political — the Greek joins a word for victory to one meaning the citizen body, so it describes a public triumph rather than a personal one.
- Nichole is a name of English origin.
- Peaked in 1985, when 2,962 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 72,077 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1942.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Nichole over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 59 |
| 1950s | 58 |
| 1960s | 1,486 |
| 1970s | 18,579 |
| 1980s | 27,342 |
| 1990s | 11,546 |
| 2000s | 3,283 |
| 2010s | 1,301 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 300 |
What Nichole means
Nichole means victory of the people. The Greek joins nike, victory, to laos, the people, so both halves concern a collective rather than an individual.
Where Nichole comes from
Nichole respells Nicole, the French feminine of Nicholas, from the Greek Nikolaos — nike, victory, joined to laos, the people. Nike was a goddess before she was an abstraction, and laos meant the citizen body as distinct from its rulers. Saint Nicholas of Myra, a fourth-century bishop known for secret gift-giving, became Sinterklaas in Dutch and then Santa Claus, so the name reaches modern English twice by very different routes.
Nichole in use
Nichole peaked in the United States in 1985, when 2,962 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It charts in exactly one of the six markets we track, at 3367th in the United States on 46 births, across 64,795 lifetime births. Our records carry it from 1942, so like most respellings its whole history is recent.
How popular is Nichole?
In 2025, Nichole was given to 46 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Nichole is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Nichole
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nichole also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nichole over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Nichole
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Nichole in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Nichole
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nichole — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nichole
What does the name Nichole mean?
Victory of the people — the Greek nike joined to laos.
Is it Nichole or Nicole?
Nicole is the French original; Nichole is an American respelling.
Is Santa Claus related?
Yes — Saint Nicholas became Sinterklaas in Dutch and then Santa Claus.
How popular is Nichole?
3367th in the United States, down from a 1985 peak of 2,962 births.
Is Nichole a girl's or a boy's name?
Nichole is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Nichole?
Nichole has 2 syllables.
What are the nicknames for Nichole?
Nichole is usually shortened to Nikki.
Is Nichole a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nichole currently ranks #3,367 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.