Given name & surname
Nikodem
“the victory of the people”
Nikodem is a variant of Nicodemus. One Greek interpretation is “the victory of the people.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nikodem is a variant of Nicodemus. One Greek interpretation is “the victory of the people.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nikodem is a variant of Nicodemus. An origin associated with Nicodemus is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Latin Nīcodēmus, from Ancient Greek Νῑκόδημος.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nikodem through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 191
- 191 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #5,538 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +90%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,538 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. In 2025, Illinois had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 263 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.
Nikodem’s family of names
In Polish usage, Nikodem has a short form in Mikut. Nikodem has a related form in Nicodemus. In Polish usage, Nikodem has a conventional equivalent in the English form Nicodemus.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Nikodem has relatives in 15 languages.
15 related names in 15 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Nikodem
- Nikodem CaroPolish chemist (1871-1935)
- Nikodim SilivanovichRussian painter and mosaicist (1834-1919)
- Nikodem PopławskiPolish physicistborn 1975
- Nykodym RusnakUkrainian Orthodox metropolitan bishop of Kharkiv and Bohodukhiv (1921–2011)
- Nikodem Sulik-SarnowskiGeneral of the Polish Army1893–1954
- Nikodem SkotarczakPolish mafioso and businessman1954–1998
- Nicodim VulpeMoldovan bishopborn 1956
- Nikodim SlivenskiBulgarian clergyman (1895–1980)
- Nikodem BiernackiPolish violinist and composer (1825-1892)
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