Given name & surname
Nicodemus
“the victory of the people”
Nicodemus is used as a given name and a surname. One Greek interpretation is “the victory of the people.”
Original GreekΝικόδημος
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “the victory of the people.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1924. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Nicodemus appears in John 11:2.
From biblical name research
Nicodemus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,120
- 1,120 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 48 babies
- 2025
- 45
- #2,826 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +24%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 45 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,826 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 23.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 876 as a first name in 2020; 2,095 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nicodemus’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Nicodemus has a short form in Nico. In Latin usage, Nicodemus has a later derivative in Nikodemus. In English usage, Nicodemus has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Nicodemo.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Nicodemus has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
7 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 9
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Nicolasshares a root
- Euniceshares a root
- Berniceshares a root
- Nicanorshares a root
- Demasshares a root
- Phoeniciashares a root
- Thessalonicashares a root
- Nicopolisshares a root
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People named Nicodemus
- Nicodemus Tessin the YoungerSwedish architect (1654-1728)
- Nicodemus Tessin the ElderSwedish architect (1615–1681)
- Nick StewartAmerican actor (1910–2000)
- Nicodemus of MammolaChristian saint900–990
- Nikodimos KabarnosGreek musician and priestborn 1980
- Nicodemus KirimaCatholic archbishop (1936–2007)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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