Is Nicanor a boy or girl name?

Nicanor is a boy’s name. Of the 787 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Nicanor

Recorded 1913–2023 · United States

Nicanor was most popular in 1982, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,014 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 787 people named Nicanor.

Nicanor over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nicanor’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nicanor a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nicanor is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 787 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nicanor

Where Nicanor is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 7.3×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org