Name meaning & stats
Nicola
Nicola means “victory” (Ancient Greek origin). 7,593 US babies since 1940, peak 1972.
What it means
“victory”
Ancient GreekWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 1972
7,593 US babies were named Nicola between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Nicola (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 81% of the family
- Nicola 81%
- Nikayla 13%
- Nickayla 2%
- Nikyla 2%
- Nickola 1%
- Nikala 1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1972)