Holding steady.
Popularity of Nikkol since 1969
Babies named Nikkol per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 |
| 1970s | 71 |
| 1980s | 42 |
| 1990s | 13 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Nikkol is a distinctive spelling of Nicole that first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1969. Its peak year was 1973, with enough births to mark that as its highest popularity, though it never reached the top 1,000. The name's trajectory has been stable since then, with very few annual births. Because of its rarity, there are no top states associated with Nikkol. As a modern respelling, it reflects the mid-20th-century American trend of customizing traditional names to create unique identities while retaining a familiar sound.
Nikkol is a modern respelling of Nicole, itself the French feminine form of Nicholas, which derives from the Greek name Nikolaos, composed of "nikē" (victory) and "laos" (people). The variant spelling with double 'k' and no 'e' emerged in the United States in the late 1960s, part of a trend of creative respellings of established names, likely influenced by the popularity of Nicole and similar-sounding names like Nikki.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Nikki, Nik, Kole
Sibling names for Nikkol
Names that share Nikkol's style, for a brother or sister.
