Meaning of the nameNicole
- Female
- Greek origin
- French origin
- Ni-co-le
Nicole is a feminine name of Greek origin, the French feminine form of Nicolau, from Nikolaos, which means 'victory of the people'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Nicolau, from Greek Nikolaos, 'victory of the people'”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nicole · Behind the Name: Nicole · Behind the Name: Nicholas
- People (2022)
- 169,940
- Rank in Brazil
- #197
- Median age
- 12 years
- 2010 Census
- 105,793
- people
Nicole in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nicole, 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 (73,561 people).
168,771 women 1,169 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 Nicole is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nicole in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.107%
- São Paulo 0.104%
- Distrito Federal 0.101%
- Santa Catarina 0.100%
- Paraná 0.100%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 45,961 | 0.104% |
| Minas Gerais | 16,409 | 0.080% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 14,576 | 0.091% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 11,671 | 0.107% |
| Paraná | 11,419 | 0.100% |
| Bahia | 10,457 | 0.074% |
| Santa Catarina | 7,600 | 0.100% |
| Goiás | 6,272 | 0.089% |
| Ceará | 5,568 | 0.063% |
| Pará | 5,156 | 0.064% |
| Pernambuco | 5,118 | 0.057% |
| Maranhão | 3,540 | 0.052% |
| Amazonas | 3,111 | 0.079% |
| Distrito Federal | 2,842 | 0.101% |
| Espírito Santo | 2,732 | 0.071% |
| Mato Grosso | 2,387 | 0.065% |
| Paraíba | 2,189 | 0.055% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 2,124 | 0.077% |
| Alagoas | 1,899 | 0.061% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,760 | 0.053% |
| Piauí | 1,731 | 0.053% |
| Rondônia | 1,421 | 0.090% |
| Sergipe | 1,350 | 0.061% |
| Tocantins | 1,014 | 0.067% |
| Acre | 632 | 0.076% |
| Amapá | 544 | 0.074% |
| Roraima | 457 | 0.072% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nicole
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) defines Nicole as a feminine variant of Nicolau, from the Greek Nikolaos, formed from nike, 'victory', and laos, 'people'. Wiktionary describes it as the French feminine form of Nicolas, and Behind the Name adds that the name has been used in the English-speaking world since the middle of the twentieth century. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 169,940 people named Nicole, most of them born in the 2000s and 2010s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. Nicolle is a spelling of the same name with a double L.
This is the most recorded spelling in the group and the original French form.
Other spellings of Nicole
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Nicole | 169,940 |
| Nicolle | 12,879 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nicole · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Nicole · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Nicholas · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Nicole · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Nicole
What does the name Nicole mean?
Nicole means “feminine form of Nicolau, from Greek Nikolaos, 'victory of the people'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Nicole in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 169,940 people with the first name Nicole, which ranks it number 197 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Nicole a boy's or a girl's name?
Nicole is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 168,771 women and 1,169 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Nicole?
Nicole is a name of Greek and French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Nicole most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.107% of the state's population is named Nicole (11,671 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Nicole?
Nicolle. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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