Nicolina
A feminine name of Greek origin meaning "victory of the people".
Name Census estimates that about 1,116 living Americans carry the first name Nicolina. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Nicolina today is around 33 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Nicolina births was 2002 (34 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Nicolina. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.1K
~ 1 in 307,128 Americans
Peak year
2002
34 babies that year
Average age
33
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,076
Tracked since 1897
Popularity
Nicolina: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Nicolina from the 1890s through to the 2020s, spanning 14 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 264 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1920s peak, Nicolina remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Nicolina by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Nicolina during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Nicolinas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey recorded the most babies named Nicolina, while California, New Jersey, Pennsylvania recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 129 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Nicolina
The name Nicolina is derived from the Greek name Nikolaos, which was formed from the components "niko" meaning "victory" and "laos" meaning "people." The feminine form of the name, Nicolina, likely emerged in the late medieval period in Italy, where it was a popular name among Italian Christians.
Nicolina has its roots in the name Nicholas, which was borne by a 4th century Christian saint and bishop from the ancient Greek city of Myra, in modern-day Turkey. St. Nicholas was renowned for his generosity and became one of the most venerated saints in Christianity, with his feast day celebrated on December 6th. The name Nicholas, and its feminine variant Nicolina, gained widespread popularity across Europe during the Middle Ages due to his widespread veneration.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Nicolina can be found in a 13th century Italian document from the city of Siena, referring to a woman named Nicolina di Montechiaro. In the 14th century, a Nicolina Malaspina was the wife of Francesco Pico, Count of Mirandola, in northern Italy.
During the Renaissance period, Nicolina Fieschi was an Italian noblewoman from Genoa who lived in the 15th century. She was the daughter of Gian Luigi Fieschi and married Gian Francesco Guarco, a prominent Genoese statesman and diplomat.
In the 17th century, Nicolina Camilla Guidi was an Italian singer and composer who was active in Rome during the Baroque era. She was renowned for her skill in performing secular and sacred vocal works.
Another notable bearer of the name was Nicolina Parisi, an Italian painter who lived in Naples during the 18th century. She was active in the Rococo style and produced numerous works depicting religious and mythological subjects.
People
Nicolina + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Nicolina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with N
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Nicolina: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nicolina?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,116 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Nicolina going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 307,128 US residents.
Is Nicolina a common name?
We classify Nicolina as "Rare". It ranks above 90.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,793 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Nicolina most popular?
The single biggest year for Nicolina was 2002, when 34 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Nicolina is about 33 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Nicolina a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Nicolina in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.