Given name
Nicanora
“a conqueror”·“of the victorious army”
Nicanora is a variant of Nicanor. Interpretations include “a conqueror” and “of the victorious army”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nicanora is a variant of Nicanor. Interpretations include “a conqueror” and “of the victorious army”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nicanora is a variant of Nicanor. Nicanor has been associated with Hebrew and Spanish naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1929. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nicanora through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1929
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1929. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 135 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nicanora’s family of names
Nicanora has a related form in Nicanor.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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