Nemesis

NEH-muh-sihs /ˈnɛməsɪs/
girl 3 syllables fading

Nemesis is a very rare girls' name that peaked in 1996 and has since faded.

Nemesis is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2023. Nemesis was first reported in SSA data in 1979 and peaked in 1996 (14 births).

About the name Nemesis

PronunciationNEH-muh-sihs /ˈnɛməsɪs/
14peak births 1996
1979first in SSA data

Names similar to Nemesis

How popular is Nemesis?

Girls named Nemesis
1979198019902000201020202023
Girls named Nemesis per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1979–2023 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2023) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Nemesis total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202366#14,671
202055#16,830
201666#15,694
201588#12,686
201366#15,996
200788#13,574
200666#16,554
2005612#15,884
20041111#9,722
200377#13,432
2000715#12,765
1999816#11,086
1998723#12,018
19979—#9,584
199614—#6,638
19955—#15,064
19948—#10,239
19939—#9,292
19926—#12,867
19917—#11,110
199012—#7,170
19795—#11,363