Given name & surname
Nikole
“of the victorious people”
Nikole is a variant of Nicole. In Greek use, Nicole carries the interpretation “of the victorious people.”
Original FrenchNicole
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nikole is a variant of Nicole. In Greek use, Nicole carries the interpretation “of the victorious people.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Nikole developed from Nicole.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nikole through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,982
- 0 boys · 6,982 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 237 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #6,487 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −46%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,487 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 46.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 237 in 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,169 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.
Nikole’s family of names
In English usage, Nikole developed from the French form Nicole. In Greek usage, Nikole as a surname is a transliteration of Νικολέ. Nikole has a related form in Nicole.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
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.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Nikole
- Nikole Hannah-JonesAmerican journalistborn 1976
- Nikole MitchellJamaican sprinterborn 1974
- Nikole Lewisastrophysicistborn 1901
- Nikole Beckwithplaywright, performer, artistborn 1990
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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