Nicodemus
Nicodemus was the 2826th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 2482nd; the most babies were born in 2022 (48). Over the last ten years it has moved up 832 places. More babies were named Nicodemus in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,826 boys, up 186 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 45boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202248 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,120babies recorded
Nicodemus popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,826 | 45 |
| 2020 | #3,012 | 39 |
| 2010 | #3,962 | 26 |
| 2000 | #3,272 | 26 |
| 1990 | #4,591 | 12 |
| 1980 | #3,377 | 13 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nicodemus, counting every spelling?
Nicodemus is the most common spelling of a name family that had 45 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 45 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicodemus | 45 | #2,826 | 204 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Nicodemus?
45 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nicodemus (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Nicodemus born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 186 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nicodemus.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nicodemus?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Nicodemus are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 7 and 27. That makes Nicodemus mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Nicodemus by state
How common Nicodemus was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Nicodemus
How popular is the name Nicodemus?
Nicodemus was the 2826th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 2482nd; the most babies were born in 2022 (48). Over the last ten years it has moved up 832 places. More babies were named Nicodemus in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Nicodemus a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Nicodemus in the US.
Where is Nicodemus most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nicodemus was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.