How Many People Are Named Nemesis?
people named Nemesis are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,084,054 people in the US has this name
Based on 166 babies named Nemesis in Social Security records from 1979 to 2023, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
14 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "distribution of what is due, righteous anger" in Greek. In Greek mythology Nemesis was personification of vengeance and justice.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Nemesis in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nemesis alive today is about 24 years old, and 69% are under 30. Half of them were between 19 and 31 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nemesis first appears in the records in 1979 and was given most often in 1996, to 14 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2023.
Babies given the name each year, 1979 to 2023
🏆 Rank History
Nemesis has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #6,633, in 1996.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #6,633 (1996) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #9,191 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nemesis alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nemesis were born in California than in any other state: about 18 of those alive today.
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