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
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Nicodemo
The earliest SSA record of Nicodemo as a baby boy name dates back to 1994, when 6 babies received it. 1998 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Nicodemo — #7,560 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 54% of all recorded Nicodemos. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. 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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Variants & Related Forms of Nicodemo
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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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