Nicanor comes from the Greek tradition, meaning Victory.
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How popular is Nicanor?
1982peak 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 registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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