Fun Facts About the Name Nikol
- 885 babies named Nikol: U.S. records list 885 babies given the name Nikol from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Nikol Mean?
Nikol is a form of the Greek name Nikolaos, which means "victory of the people." The Greek name is built from nike, "victory," and laos, "people." It is the same name that appears in English as Nicholas and in French as Nicolas and Nicole. The literal sense is a compound meaning, not a symbolic one: victory belonging to or won by the people.
In some languages Nikol is feminine, especially in Czech, Slovak, and German, where it is treated as a variant of the French feminine name Nicole. In Armenian, Nikol is masculine, used as a short form alongside the longer Armenian Nikoghayos. Both uses go back to the same Greek original, but the immediate parent form differs: Nicole in the feminine European use, and Armenian Nikoghayos in the Armenian use.
Nikol Name History & Origins
The Greek Nikolaos was borne by Saint Nicholas, bishop of Myra in Lycia, who died in the fourth century. He became one of the most venerated saints in the Eastern and Western churches, and his name spread with his cult. Latin adopted the name as Nicolaus; from Latin it passed into medieval European languages, giving French Nicolas and its feminine Nicole, English Nicholas, German Nikolaus, and Slavic forms such as Nikola and Nikolay.
Nikol belongs to this family as a shortened or altered form. In Czech and Slovak, it is a feminine given name, usually understood as a variant of Nicole. In Armenian, it is a masculine name used alongside the longer Nikoghayos, which descends from the same Greek original. German also uses Nikol, generally as a feminine form. The spelling does not have a single gender across languages; the meaning, however, remains tied to the Greek compound Nikolaos.
How Popular is the Name Nikol?
Nikol has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1971. Its best rank was #2,049 in 1973.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,293 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #14,745 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #11,891 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #10,980 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #16,995 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #17,312 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #7,655 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #8,740 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #14,085 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #6,638 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2013 | #6,946 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #13,123 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #11,906 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #13,140 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #9,267 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #16,910 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #7,325 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2005 | #7,406 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #8,119 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #9,525 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #10,034 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #7,629 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #7,059 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #7,129 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #8,420 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #6,721 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1996 | #6,639 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1995 | #8,547 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #7,458 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #6,513 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #7,871 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #6,167 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1990 | #6,746 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #6,054 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #4,437 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1987 | #5,243 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #6,965 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #5,264 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #5,779 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #5,356 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1982 | #3,501 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1981 | #7,196 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #3,949 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1979 | #3,744 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1978 | #3,725 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1977 | #2,759 | 30 | 0.0020% |
| 1976 | #3,777 | 18 | 0.0012% |
| 1975 | #2,186 | 39 | 0.0027% |
| 1974 | #2,241 | 36 | 0.0025% |
| 1973 | #2,049 | 40 | 0.0027% |
| 1972 | #2,163 | 36 | 0.0024% |
| 1971 | #2,093 | 40 | 0.0024% |
| 1970 | #2,497 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1969 | #2,337 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1968 | #6,063 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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