Given name & surname
Nikodemus
“the victory of the people”
Nikodemus is a variant of Nicodemus. One Greek interpretation is “the victory of the people.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nikodemus is a variant of Nicodemus. One Greek interpretation is “the victory of the people.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nikodemus is a variant of Nicodemus. An origin associated with Nicodemus is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Nikodemus developed from Nicodemus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2023. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nikodemus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 11 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 6 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 boys is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nikodemus’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Nikodemus developed from the Latin form Nicodemus. In Swedish usage, Nikodemus has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Nikodem. Nikodemus has a related form in Nicodemus.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Nikodemus
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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