Gender
Origin
- Greek
- people of victory
Feminine form of Nicholas - French
- People''s victory
- Italian
Syllables
3
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Nicola
Pronunciation
n(i)-co-la
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1972 (rank #1126, 52 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3848, 28 births)
- Girls: peak in 1972 (rank #760, 183 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8362, 12 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | 12 |
| 2024 | 35 | 15 |
| 2023 | 29 | 19 |
| 2022 | 37 | 13 |
| 2021 | 35 | 9 |
| 2020 | 26 | 10 |
| 2019 | 27 | 16 |
| 2018 | 28 | 15 |
| 2017 | 26 | 11 |
| 2016 | 20 | 21 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #3011, 6 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4970, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #87, 629 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4200, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 | – | 12 |
| 2023 | 4 | 9 |
| 2022 | – | 25 |
| 2021 | – | 26 |
| 2020 | 4 | 28 |
| 2019 | 6 | 34 |
| 2018 | – | 44 |
| 2017 | 5 | 57 |
| 2016 | 3 | 89 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #830, 38 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3272, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1980 (rank #2116, 4 births); most recent 2012 (rank #5388, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | – |
| 2021 | 11 | – |
| 2020 | 22 | – |
| 2019 | 19 | – |
| 2018 | 15 | – |
| 2017 | 14 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | – |
| 2015 | 21 | – |
| 2014 | 14 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1982 (rank #20, 387 births); most recent 2024 (rank #869, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2016 | 16 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 1974 (rank #1, 935 births); most recent 2024 (rank #790, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 10 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #72, 36 births); most recent 2020 (rank #397, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1966 (rank #238, 7 births); most recent 1973 (rank #321, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1993 (rank #157, 24 births); most recent 2019 (rank #584, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | 6 |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | 5 |
| 2016 | – | 5 |
| 2015 | – | 6 |
| 2014 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence