girl (SSA Category)French OriginUS Rank #383 in 2025

Nicole

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Victory of the people, people's triumph”

Linguistic heritage: French

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:nih-KOHL

IPA (US English):/nɪˈkoʊl/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity198522,966 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#383803 births in 2025

Total US Registrations596,465Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1940 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity1985 (22,966 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1940

Recent 2025 Level803 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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