Meaning of the nameNicola

Nicola is the Italian masculine form of Nicholas, from Greek Nikólaos, formed from 'victory' and 'people'.

Meaning

“victory of the people”

Source: Behind the Name: Nicola (Italian) · Behind the Name: Nicholas

People (2022): 4,609
Rank in Brazil: #2,904
Median age: 11 years
2010 Census: 3,112; people

Nicola in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Nicola, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (1,726 people).

272 women 4,337 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Nicola is most common

States with the highest share of people named Nicola in the population, in the 2022 Census.

São Paulo 0.004%
Mato Grosso 0.004%
Paraná 0.002%
Pará 0.002%
Maranhão 0.002%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	1,623	0.004%
Rio de Janeiro	298	0.002%
Paraná	267	0.002%
Minas Gerais	265	0.001%
Pará	185	0.002%
Bahia	174	0.001%
Maranhão	159	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	155	0.001%
Pernambuco	155	0.002%
Santa Catarina	149	0.002%
Ceará	148	0.002%
Goiás	143	0.002%
Mato Grosso	128	0.004%
Amazonas	95	0.002%
Espírito Santo	89	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	85	0.003%
Rondônia	73	0.005%
Alagoas	72	0.002%
Paraíba	67	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	65	0.002%
Piauí	58	0.002%
Distrito Federal	48	0.002%
Tocantins	33	0.002%
Sergipe	24	0.001%
Acre	23	0.003%
Amapá	15	0.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Nicola

Wiktionary gives Nicola as an Italian masculine name, coming from Latin Nicolaus and from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos). Behind the Name lists it as the Italian form of Nicholas and gives the Greek roots nike, 'victory', and laos, 'people', in the sense of 'victory of the people'. In English and German, Nicola is also a feminine name, but the Brazilian data are overwhelmingly male. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,609 people named Nicola, with a median age of 11.

Sources

Wiktionary: Nicola · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Nicolaus · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Nicola (Italian) · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Nicholas · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Nicola

What does the name Nicola mean?

Nicola means “victory of the people”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Nicola in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,609 people with the first name Nicola, which ranks it number 2,904 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

Is Nicola a boy's or a girl's name?

Nicola is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 272 women and 4,337 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Nicola?

Nicola is a name of Italian and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Nicola most common?

Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.004% of the state's population is named Nicola (1,623 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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