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Nicodemus

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Meaning of Nicodemus: Greek: 'victory of the people'

Nicodemus is a boy's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 9 letters and 4 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2755th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2755

45 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,120

First recorded 1924 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 11 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 7 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 12 babies19901991: 7 babies1992: 22 babies1993: 19 babies1994: 31 babies1995: 14 babies1996: 27 babies1997: 23 babies1998: 19 babies1999: 23 babies2000: 26 babies20002001: 29 babies2002: 30 babies2003: 31 babies2004: 22 babies2005: 33 babies2006: 29 babies2007: 30 babies2008: 20 babies2009: 24 babies2010: 26 babies20102011: 27 babies2012: 25 babies2013: 32 babies2014: 37 babies2015: 30 babies2016: 26 babies2017: 36 babies2018: 32 babies2019: 32 babies2020: 39 babies20202021: 39 babies2022: 48 babies2023: 37 babies2024: 35 babies2025: 45 babies
US babies named Nicodemus per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 48.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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