Piccola
Piccola nera is a red Italian and Slovenian wine grape variety that is grown in the province of Trieste within the Friuli-Venezia Giulia wine region and across the border in neighboring Slovenia where ampelographers believe that the grape originated. Piccola nera, whose name means "little black", tends to produce to light bodied red and rosé wines that are meant to be consumed young.
Meaning & Origin of Piccola
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Piccola nera is a red Italian and Slovenian wine grape variety that is grown in the province of Trieste within the Friuli-Venezia Giulia wine region and across the border in neighboring Slovenia where ampelographers believe that the grape originated. Piccola nera, whose name means "little black", tends to produce to light bodied red and rosé wines that are meant to be consumed young.
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The Story of Piccola
Piccola first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1897, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 21 Piccolas were born — ranking #1,708 that year. As of 2026, Piccola ranks #6,767 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 314 Piccolas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Piccola
Phonetically similar names — useful when Piccola is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Piccoli
- Pakula
- Piccolo
- Piolet
- Pergola
- Payola
- Pioli
- Piolo
- Biola
- Bakula
- Baccala
- Bacala
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About the name Piccola
Piccola is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1897 and has accumulated 314 births in the dataset. Piccola's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #1,708. Use the chart and map above to compare Piccola's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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