Nicanor
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About Nicanor
Derived from Greek name Nike "victory", this name has been borne by many notable figures, from ancient times to the present day. It belonged to several early kings of Macedonia and to a 1st-century Catholic saint, Nicanor the Deacon, which accounts for its use in the Spanish-speaking world to this day.
Literary namesakes include prominent Chilean poet Nicanor Parra, a spy in Shakespeare’s tragedy Coriolanus, and an unfortunate bureaucrat in Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita.
Pronounced nih-KAH-nor.
As of October 2026, Nicanor ranked #10475 in US births in 2023 SSA, peaked at #2281 in 1954.
Popularity & trends
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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Famous Nicanors
- (Óscar) Nicanor Duarte
47th President of Paraguay
- Nicanor Segundo Parra
Chilean poet
- 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