Nemo
Nemo is a given name, nickname and surname. It is Latin for "nobody", and may refer to the Outis alias that Odysseus used to trick Polyphemus in The Odyssey.
Meaning & Origin of Nemo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nemo is a given name, nickname and surname. It is Latin for "nobody", and may refer to the Outis alias that Odysseus used to trick Polyphemus in The Odyssey.
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The Story of Nemo
Nemo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1922, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 8 Nemos were born — ranking #8,823 that year. As of 2026, Nemo ranks #8,823 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 68 Nemos 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 Nemo
Nemo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 68 births in the dataset. Nemo's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #8,823. Use the chart and map above to compare Nemo'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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