Nicole + John: 66% chance it lasts

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In our study of 900,000+ US marriages, 86 in 100 couples who scored 85 or higher never divorced. How we know

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What the name Nicole carries

Nicole is the feminine of Nicholas, Greek for "victory of the people". It was a top-ten girls’ name from the late 1970s into the 1980s.

What the name John carries

John is Hebrew for "God is gracious". It was a top-twenty boys’ name for more than a century.

Nicole and John together

Nicole has 2 syllables and John has 1, so "Nicole and John" has an uneven, rolling rhythm. The two names share the letters N, O. Out of 144 pairs of popular American first names, Nicole and John rank #54.

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How the test works

Scores come from the same free check as the home page. Built on a study of 900,000+ US marriages from public marriage and divorce records, followed 25 to 49 years.