Nicodemus
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #2,797 for boys
Nicodemus is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “victory”. In 2025 it ranked 2,797th for boys in the US (45 babies).
What does Nicodemus mean?
Greek
“victory”
A male given name from Ancient Greek.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Nicodemus a girl's or a boy's name?
Nicodemus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 45 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nicodemus in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2023, with 5 boys.
Nicodemus in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
How popular is Nicodemus in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,797among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 45about 1 in 38,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 45 boys in the US were named Nicodemus, making it the 2,797th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,979th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 48 boys. It first appears in the records in 1924.
Half of all the boys named Nicodemus in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nicodemus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #2,797 |
| 2024 | 35 | #3,333 |
| 2023 | 37 | #3,226 |
| 2022 | 48 | #2,715 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3,073 |
| 2020 | 39 | #2,979 |
| 2019 | 32 | #3,493 |
| 2018 | 32 | #3,442 |
| 2017 | 36 | #3,192 |
| 2016 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2015 | 30 | #3,590 |
| 2014 | 37 | #3,036 |
| 2013 | 32 | #3,337 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,000 |
| 2011 | 27 | #3,790 |
| 2010 | 26 | #3,893 |
| 2009 | 24 | #4,158 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,710 |
| 2007 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2006 | 29 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 33 | #3,087 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,000 |
| 2003 | 31 | #3,040 |
| 2002 | 30 | #3,018 |
| 2001 | 29 | #3,056 |
| 2000 | 26 | #3,213 |
| 1999 | 23 | #3,372 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,704 |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,155 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,742 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,274 |
| 1994 | 31 | #2,439 |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,362 |
| 1992 | 22 | #2,993 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,255 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,262 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,657 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,865 |
Names like Nicodemus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sebastian Nico Luca Lucas Noah Finn Brody Rowan Elias Tobias Atlas Ronan
More Greek names
Theodore Sophia George Theo Sofia Alexander Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris Maisie Lainey
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nicodemus: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nicodemus, updated 20 October 2026.