How Many People Are Named Nicanor?
people named Nicanor are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 551,265 people in the US has this name
Based on 787 babies named Nicanor in Social Security records from 1913 to 2023, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
20 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Greek name Νικανωρ (Nikanor), which was derived from νικη (nike) "victory". This name was borne by several notable officers from ancient Macedon.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Nicanor in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nicanor alive today is about 38 years old, and 46% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 23 and 52 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nicanor first appears in the records in 1913 and was given most often in 1982, to 20 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2023.
Babies given the name each year, 1913 to 2023
🏆 Rank History
Nicanor has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,281, in 1954.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,281 (1954) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,717 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nicanor alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nicanor were born in California than in any other state: about 46 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Nicanor was given about 7.7 times as often in Texas.
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