Nicole

Where Nicole comes from

Borrowed from French Nicole, the feminine form of Nicolas (“Nicholas”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Nicole
  • Ancient Greek
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1937
    First appearance
    #2,940 among girls, 9 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1967
    Nicole Kidman born
    Australian-American actress, producer, and model
  3. 1978
    Nicole Scherzinger born
    American singer and actress
  4. 1982
    Peak, #6
    21,706 babies named Nicole — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1997
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #21.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Namesakes
  • Nicole Kidman · Australian-American actress, producer, and model, born 1967
  • Nicole Scherzinger · American singer and actress, born 1978
  • Nicole Oresme · 14th century French philosopher and bishop, 1323–1382
  • Nicole · German schlager singer, born 1964
  • Nicole Anderson · American actress, born 1990

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.