How Many People Are Named Nicanor?
An estimated 639 people in the United States have the first name Nicanor. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Nicanor peaked in popularity in 1982 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nicanor as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nicanor paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
639
About 1 in 536,392 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1982
20 births
Total Registered
787
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nicanor
Nicanor is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 787 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nicanor as a male name
Ranked #10,475 in 2023
7 male births in 2023
Peak: 1982 (20 births)
Nicanor: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nicanor span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 117 babies were registered. Nicanor has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nicanor by Decade
How has Nicanor tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nicanor by State
Nicanor + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nicanor as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nicanor: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nicanor?
We estimate approximately 639 people named Nicanor are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 536,392 Americans share this first name.
Is Nicanor a common name?
Nicanor is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 787 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nicanor most popular?
Nicanor reached peak popularity in 1982, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nicanor is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nicanor a male name?
Nicanor is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nicanor Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nicanor Smith, Nicanor Johnson, Nicanor Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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