Nicole

“victory”

Girl’s name, of Greek origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Nicole

Nicole means “victory” and is of Greek origin.

Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1943.
Over recent years, Nicole has been stable (+2.3% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Nicole every 56 schools, all spellings combined.

Nicole ranks 199^th in Ireland, 269^th in British Columbia (Canada) and 298^th in Ontario (Canada), against 846^th in France.

IrelandCSO · 2023-25
199^th girls’ name66 babies in 3 years1 girl in 983−10.4% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
269^th girls’ name38 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,045
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
298^th girls’ name121 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,277−6.5% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
342^nd girls’ name2,709 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,784−6.7% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
363^rd girls’ name354 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,169−9.7% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
561^st girls’ name14 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,884

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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