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NIK-ah-nor
Nicanor
OriginGreek
Meaning"victory"
GenderBoy
NB Rank#5737
On Nameberry
About Nicanor
The name Nicanor peaked for boys at #2281 in 1954.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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- (Óscar) Nicanor Duarte
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- Nicanor Segundo Parra
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- Nicanor Jesús "Nicky" Pineda Perlas III
Filipino activist and politician
- Nicanor Santa Ana Abelardo
Filipino composer
- Nicanor Zabaleta
Spanish harpist
- Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco
American microbiologist and priest
- Nicanor González del Solar
Argentine rugby union player
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