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Nicole

Girl's name · #383 in the US (2025) · 80s wave

Popularity over time

Nicole's best rank, #6, came in 1982; it has stepped well back to #383 today. Roughly 595,000 girls have been named Nicole since 1937.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 37 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#16 in Italy (2024) · #85 in Mexico (2024) · #156 in Poland (2025) · #172 in Sweden (2025) · #274 in Austria (2025) · #300 in Canada (2025) · #313 in Ecuador (2025) · #364 in Switzerland (2025) · #381 in Ireland (2025) · #412 in England & Wales (2025) · #448 in Norway (2025) · #523 in Netherlands (2025) and 12 more.

Famous Nicoles

• Nicole Kidman — Australian and American actress (born 1967)
• Nicole Scherzinger — American singer (born 1978)
• Nicole — German schlager singer (born 1964)
• Nicole Anderson — American actress (born 1990)
• Nicole Richie — American media personality (born 1981)
• Nicole Krauss — American novelist (born 1974)
• Nicole Faria — Indian model (born 1990)
• Nicole Vaidisova — Czech tennis player (born 1989)
• Nicole Stott — American engineer and former astronaut (born 1962)
• Nicole Garcia — French actress, film director, and screenwriter (born 1946)

In stories & tradition

• Nicole Collard^it — Broken Sword character
• Nicole Walker — Fictional character from Days of Our Lives
• Nicole Franklin — Fictional character in Home and Away

What Nicoles become

Among 3,901 notable people named Nicole:

Medical professionals appear 1.88× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nicole Girard-Mangin, French physician (1878–1919).

Twin names

A popular twin pairing with Nicole is Natalie for a girl.

Similar names: Nicolle · Stephanie · Nyomi · Danielle · Amanda · Michelle

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