Nicola is a dominantly male name, but sometimes female name, in Croatia largely Croatian, but also Italian and Serbian. It is one of the medium frequent names in Croatia, with about sixty namesakes living there.
The relative popularity of names Nicola in Croatia
The name Nicola was the most popular from years 1925 to 1965. The peak year was 1925.
Prevalence
Name Nicola is present mainly in Northen Adriatic, and scarcely in Central Croatia. Most of the persons named Nicola live in the following cities and municipalities: Zagreb (less than ten), Rovinj (less than ten), Crikvenica (less than ten).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over a thousand times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.