Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Nicole

Gender

Male

Origin

French
Victory Of The People
Greek

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Nicole

Famous People

Actress Nicole Kidman, Nicole Richie, Singer Nicole Scherzinger, Reality TV Personality Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Lionel Richie, Daughter of Barbara Boxer, Daughter of Bob Fosse

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #985, 107 births); most recent 2019 (rank #12142, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1985 (rank #7, 22,963 births); most recent 2025 (rank #382, 803 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–803
2024–961
2023–941
2022–995
2021–954
2020–1,163
201951,365
2018–1,429
2017–1,664
2016–1,954

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

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #36, 1,679 births); most recent 2025 (rank #412, 99 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202599
2024131
2023124
2022155
2021181
2020167
2019250
2018225
2017256
2016300

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 1956 (rank #436, 17 births); most recent 1974 (rank #1870, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1947 (rank #3, 15,839 births); most recent 2023 (rank #757, 54 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–54
2022–54
2021–54
2020–48
2019–46
2018–54
2017–55
2016–41
2015–47
2014–44

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 1996 (rank #15, 358 births); most recent 2025 (rank #379, 10 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202510
202423
202333
202225
202131
202036
201938
201856
201760
201657

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 1992 (rank #6, 598 births); most recent 2024 (rank #638, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
20244
202310
202210
2021–
20208
201922
201814
201720
201627

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 1998 (rank #14, 161 births); most recent 2024 (rank #407, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
20243
2023–
20226
20214
20204
20199
201811
20175
201610

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)

  • Girls: peak in 1985 (rank #6, 364 births); most recent 2023 (rank #240, 13 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202313
202214
202111
202012
201910
201812
201714
201614
201517
201430

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