Nikodem
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- nee-KO-dem
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #496 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,397 for boys
Nikodem is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “victory of the people”. In 2025 it ranked 496th for boys in the UK (87 babies) and 5,397th for boys in the US (17 babies).
What does Nikodem mean?
Greek: Polish form of Nicodemus
“victory of the people”
Nicodemus was the Pharisee who visited Jesus by night and later helped to bury him.
Is Nikodem a girl's or a boy's name?
Nikodem is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 87 boys in the UK and 17 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nikodem in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #496among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 87about 1 in 3,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 87 boys in the UK were named Nikodem, making it the 496th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 426th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 154 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Nikodem than any year since 2008.
Half of all the boys named Nikodem in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 522nd in England and Wales, 441st in Scotland and 270th in Northern Ireland.
Nikodem in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 87 | #496 |
| 2024 | 129 | #372 |
| 2023 | 145 | #338 |
| 2022 | 141 | #351 |
| 2021 | 129 | #378 |
| 2020 | 108 | #426 |
| 2019 | 120 | #407 |
| 2018 | 115 | #416 |
| 2017 | 154 | #350 |
| 2016 | 133 | #384 |
| 2015 | 138 | #368 |
| 2014 | 139 | #359 |
| 2013 | 108 | #430 |
| 2012 | 98 | #452 |
| 2011 | 108 | #406 |
| 2010 | 98 | #433 |
| 2009 | 108 | #402 |
| 2008 | 71 | #539 |
| 2007 | 46 | #687 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
How popular is Nikodem in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,397among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 143% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the US were named Nikodem, making it the 5,397th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2022, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 2006.
Half of all the boys named Nikodem in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nikodem in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #5,397 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,015 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
Names like Nikodem
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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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, “Nikodem: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nikodem, updated 20 October 2026.