Nemesio

Boys' name

Form of Nemesius

Nemesio has been given to 88 babies in the U.S. since 1927. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1991, with 7 recorded.

Babies named Nemesio, 2024

1 in 557,000

Nemesio over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Nemesio: meaning, origin, and history

Form of Nemesius

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Nemesio means

Nemesio is a form of Nemesius.

Documented naming usage and pronunciation

Nemesio is used in Spanish.

Another recorded pronunciation is /ne.ˈme.sjo/ for Nemesio.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Nemesius.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Spanish, Nemesio is pronounced /neˈmesjo/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 88 boys were recorded with the name Nemesio between 1927 and 2024. Its highest annual count was 7 in 1991; its best national rank was #3,708 in 1954.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Nemesio?

Nemesio had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2024, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2024: 1 in 557,000; 6 of 3,342,801 births
Among boys only: 1 in 287,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2024: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 386,177 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Nemesio sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2024 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 386,177 children born in 2024 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Nemesio. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Nemesios were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Nemesio was born before 1991 — so the typical Nemesio is around 34 today.

Median birth year: 1991; About 34 years old
Biggest decade: 2000s; 26.1% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 47.7%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 77; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2000s — 26.1% of all recorded uses (23).

Is Nemesio rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1991 (7)
Years since peak: 34; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Steady; 8.3% average annual change
Best rank ever: #3,708; 1954

Nemesio by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #3,708; 1954
Peak year: 1991; 7 that year
First recorded: 1927
Last recorded: 2024
All-time count: 88
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Nemesio

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Nemanja Nemecio Elisio Nicasio Melesio Nemiah Ignasio Cassio Nemo Maurisio Alessio Damasio Dionisio Anastasio Nema Alesio Fabrisio Rosio Ambrosio Orasio Fidensio Accursio Patrisio Ocasio

Sibling names for Nemesio

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Shaniqua Devan Chanelle Ileana Amberly Iesha Elvia Kacy

For a brother

Shay Jamil Laron Paris Dejuan Coty Rico Malcom

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