Nicole + Matthew: 71% 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 Matthew carries

Matthew is Hebrew for "gift of God". It was a top-five boys’ name through the 1980s and 1990s.

Nicole and Matthew together

Both names have 2 syllables, so said together they carry an even beat. The two names share the letters E. Out of 144 pairs of popular American first names, Nicole and Matthew rank #26.

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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.