Given name

Nicoleta

“of the victorious people”

Nicoleta is a variant of Nicole. In Greek use, Nicole carries the interpretation “of the victorious people.”

Original FrenchNicolette

Meaning & origin

What it means

Nicoleta is a variant of Nicole. In Greek use, Nicole carries the interpretation “of the victorious people.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Nicoleta comes from French.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From French Nicolette.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Nicoleta through the years

Babies since 1880
45
0 boys · 45 girls
Most popular year
2022
9 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
—
Too few births to compare
024620002025Highest share 20220.0
Nicoleta in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1981–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 829 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Nicoleta’s family of names

Nicoleta has a related form in Nicole. In Romanian usage, Nicoleta has a conventional equivalent in the German form Nicole. In Romanian usage, Nicoleta was borrowed from the French form Nicolette.

Walk Nicoleta’s family in the name graph

NicoletaNikoletaNicoleNicoletteNicolettaNikolettaNicolete

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 4

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Nicoleta, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

French · Modern

Malou

Malou is a feminine given name from French. It is used in French and Danish.

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

French · Modern

Curie

Curie is a surname from French. It is used in English and French.

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

French · Modern

Marais

Marais is a surname from French. It is used in Afrikaans.

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

French · Modern

Marron

Marron is a surname from French. It is used in English and French.

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

French · Modern

Peach

“sin”

17Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

French · Modern

Franey

Franey is a surname, possibly from French.

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Italian · Modern

Alessia

Alessia is used as a given name. Alessia is connected with Alexia.

65FamiliarRising fast

>99% girls

French · Modern

Faby

Faby is a unisex given name from French. It is used in French.

11Very rare

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Nicoleta’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Nicoleta

A sister for Nicoleta