Nemesio
Nemesio, from the Spanish name for Nemesis, is a Spanish given name. Notable people with the name include:Nemesio Camacho (1869–1929), Colombian businessman and politician Nemesio Canales (1878–1923), Puerto Rican writer and politician Nemesio E.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Nemesio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nemesio, from the Spanish name for Nemesis, is a Spanish given name. Notable people with the name include:Nemesio Camacho (1869–1929), Colombian businessman and politician Nemesio Canales (1878–1923), Puerto Rican writer and politician Nemesio E.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Nemesio
Nemesio first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1927, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1991: 7 births, good for #6,518 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 26% of all recorded Nemesios. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 88 Nemesios have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nemesio
Nemesio is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1927 and has accumulated 88 births in the dataset. Nemesio's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #6,518. Use the chart and map above to compare Nemesio's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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