Girl or boy · Greek
Nicola
Say it: nee-KOH-lah
Meaning
From Greek Nikolaos, from nike 'victory' and laos 'people'. Italian Nicola is a boys' name; in English it is used for girls.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1970s
In the United States
- 7,846 babies given this name since 1908
- At its height in 1972, about 1 in 8,300 girls
- 35 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Nicholas |
|---|---|
| English | Nicola |
Famous bearers
- Nicola Pisano, sculptor
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Medieval and Renaissance Italian records, such as the Florentine tax survey of 1427
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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