Girls' name · since 1979
Nemesis
166 babies named Nemesis in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,742 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 166
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nemesis is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 166 have been recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Nemesis recorded 166 times among girls since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2023.
- #21,742 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 166 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nemesis ranks #21,742 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 166 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #21,742 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 166
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nemesis's 166 recorded births place it above 69.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nemesis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nemesis's full recorded timeline at 2000, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nemesis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2023
- Peak year (1996)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Nemesis by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (85 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Nemesis's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Nemesis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
85 births
- 2000s
2000s
45 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 85 births (51% of all-time use).
Nemesis by state
Where Nemesis concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18 | 10.8% |
18 of 166 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nemesis's data
- Nemesis's decade-level peak was the 1990s (85 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nemesiss (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nemesis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~44 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nemesis draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.