Nicola
Meaning
“Italian form of Nicholas, Greek for 'victory of the people'”
Nicola around the world
One shared root links 13 names across 6 languages.
Shared root: from Greek Nikolaos, nike "victory" + laos "people"
The constellation
Sources list Nicola among the forms of Nicholas (Italian).
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Nicola peaked in the 1970s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
4,609 people · the #2,904 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 43,478 · median age 11
Among people named Nicola living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 800 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Nicola
Most people given the name Nicola in the United States were born between 1960 and 1999. The Nicola you meet today is most often in their 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Nicola deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Nicola truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Nicola fits with your family’s names and surname.
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