Nicodemo
Nicodemo is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:Attilio Nicodemo, Italian footballer Tony Nicodemo, American basketball player Nicodemo Ferrucci (1574–1650), Italian Baroque painter Nicodemo Scarfo (1929–2017), American crime boss
Meaning & Origin of Nicodemo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nicodemo is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:Attilio Nicodemo, Italian footballer Tony Nicodemo, American basketball player Nicodemo Ferrucci (1574–1650), Italian Baroque painter Nicodemo Scarfo (1929–2017), American crime boss
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The Story of Nicodemo
Nicodemo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1994, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 7 Nicodemos were born — ranking #7,560 that year. As of 2026, Nicodemo ranks #10,791 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 24 Nicodemos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nicodemo
Nicodemo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 24 births in the dataset. Nicodemo's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #7,560. Use the chart and map above to compare Nicodemo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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