Nicomedes
Nicomedes is a Greek given name Ancient Greek: Νικομήδης). Notable people with the name include:Nicomedes (mathematician), ancient Greek mathematician who discovered the conchoid named after him Nicomedes of Sparta, regent during the youth of King Pleistoanax, commanded the Spartan army at the Battle of Tanagra Saint Nicomedes, Martyr of unknown era, whose feast is observed 15 September
- Ancient Greek
Meaning & Origin of Nicomedes
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nicomedes is a Greek given name Ancient Greek: Νικομήδης). Notable people with the name include:Nicomedes (mathematician), ancient Greek mathematician who discovered the conchoid named after him Nicomedes of Sparta, regent during the youth of King Pleistoanax, commanded the Spartan army at the Battle of Tanagra Saint Nicomedes, Martyr of unknown era, whose feast is observed 15 September
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Greek
The Story of Nicomedes
American parents first put Nicomedes on the record books as a baby boy name in 1958, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1958, when 5 Nicomedess were born — ranking #3,944 that year. Nicomedes last appeared in the published SSA data in 1958, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Nicomedes
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- Nikomedes
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About the name Nicomedes
Nicomedes is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1958 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Nicomedes's peak popularity came in 1958 when it ranked #3,944. Use the chart and map above to compare Nicomedes'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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