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Boy · Ancient Greek
Nicodemus
Say it: nik-uh-DEE-mus
Meaning
Greek, 'victory of the people' (nikē 'victory' and dēmos 'people').
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used occasionally by Puritans; Nikodem is still given in Poland.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 914 babies given this name since 1924
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 43,800 boys
- 39 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- The Colonial Americas1500 to 1800
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| French | Nicodème |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Nicodemo |
| Italian | Nicodemo |
| German | Nikodemus |
| Polish | Nikodem |
| Russian | Nikodim |
Famous bearers
- Nicodemus, Pharisee who visited Jesus by night
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Puritan church and town records of England and New England
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.