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Origin & history of Nicanor1
Greek roots
Nicanor comes from the Greek tradition, meaning Victory.
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How popular is Nicanor?
1982
peak year
The name Nicanor reached its peak in 1982, with 20 registrations (ranked #2489). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1913. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #9971) today, averaging about 8 new babies per year. Nicanor's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 787 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
20
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,489)
(ranked #2,489)
8
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
80
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
787
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Nicanor2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
🕊️Peacemaker
💖Empathetic
🎵Artistic
🤝Team player
N5
I9
C3
A1
N5
O6
R9
Sum: 38 → Life path 2
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Personality of Nicanor🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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