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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Nicolina with official rankings and popularity over time.
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
Census
Nicolina in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,451 people with the first name Nicolina, which placed it at #9,537 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#9,537
National first-name rank
People counted
1.5K
1,451 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
88.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Nicolina
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Nicolina is White at 88.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.1%) and Two or More Races (2.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Nicolina described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Nicolina at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White88.4% · 1,283
- Hispanic or Latino7.1% · 103
- Two or more races2.3% · 33
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 16
- Black or African American0.8% · 12
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 4
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.
How common was Nicolina in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,451 people with the name Nicolina, or 0.48 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,537 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Nicolina in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Nicolina?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Nicolina appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,441 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Nicolina?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Nicolina is White at 88.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.1%) and Two or More Races (2.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Nicolina most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Nicolina in the 2020 Census, accounting for 88.4% (1,283 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Nicolina in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Nicolina still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Nicolina in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Nicolina can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How common is the name Nicolina?
Want to know how many people share the name Nicolina? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.