Names / Boy names
Nicodemus
Current rank
#2,826
holding steady
All-time peak
#2,482
in 1994
First recorded
1924
in U.S. data
Children named
1,100
since 1924
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,482 in 1994 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Nicodemus is a boys' name that first appears in 1924. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 1,100 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.