Nikodem
Nikodem is a masculine given name. It is a variant of the given name Nicodemus. Notable people with the name include:Nikodem Caro Nikodem Fiedosewicz Nikodem Milewski Nikodem Piotrowski Nikodem Popławski Nikodem Skotarczak, Polish gangster and criminal businessman Nikodem Sujecki Nikodem Sulik-Sarnowski
- Polish
Meaning & Origin of Nikodem
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nikodem is a masculine given name. It is a variant of the given name Nicodemus. Notable people with the name include:Nikodem Caro Nikodem Fiedosewicz Nikodem Milewski Nikodem Piotrowski Nikodem Popławski Nikodem Skotarczak, Polish gangster and criminal businessman Nikodem Sujecki Nikodem Sulik-Sarnowski
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Polish
The Story of Nikodem
American parents first put Nikodem on the record books as a baby boy name in 2006, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 20 Nikodems were born — ranking #4,952 that year. About 47% of every Nikodem on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Nikodem ranks #4,952 for baby boys with 20 births, rising sharply (+110% over the past five years). All told, over 213 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Nikodem
Nikodem is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 213 births in the dataset. Nikodem's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #4,952. Use the chart and map above to compare Nikodem'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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