How Many People Are Named Nicodemus?
people named Nicodemus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 312,703 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,120 babies named Nicodemus in Social Security records from 1924 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
48 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Greek name Νικοδημος (Nikodemos) which meant "victory of the people" from Greek νικη (nike) "victory" and δημος (demos) "the people". This is the name of a character in the New Testament who helps Joseph of Arimathea entomb Jesus.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Nicodemus in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nicodemus alive today is about 17 years old, and 83% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 26 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nicodemus first appears in the records in 1924 and was given most often in 2022, to 48 babies. In 2025, 45 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1924 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nicodemus has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,477, in 1994. In 2025 it ranked #2,825.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,825 |
| Best rank | #2,477 (1994) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,587 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nicodemus alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nicodemus were born in California than in any other state: about 63 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Nicodemus was given about 4.8 times as often in California.
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