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Nerissa Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Nerissa?

The rare name Nerissa was the 12,105th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Nerissa, is a possible choice for parents seeking a more unique name.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #1,586 in 1979 with 73 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Nerissa in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1951.

Nerissa, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1966-1969, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1982-1986, and 2007-2010.

Where is the name Nerissa popularity headed?

Nerissa's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

Nerissa's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Nerissa has remained about the same.

The name Nerissa is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Nerissa has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Nerissa (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 8 12,105
2017 15 7,717
2016 15 7,863
2015 5 18,342
2014 14 8,363
2013 8 12,819
2012 11 10,215
2011 9 11,893
2010 17 7,422
2009 21 6,484
2008 18 7,309
2007 29 5,056
2006 20 6,532
2005 22 5,737
2004 33 4,249
2003 22 5,545
2002 26 4,717
2001 31 4,083
2000 22 5,265
1999 29 4,050
1998 27 4,207
1997 31 3,684
1996 28 3,905
1995 35 3,270
1994 34 3,353
1993 30 3,651
1992 26 4,052
1991 33 3,347
1990 41 2,835
1989 48 2,439
1988 34 3,016
1987 43 2,425
1986 28 3,246
1985 39 2,525
1984 55 1,914
1983 51 2,013
1982 64 1,749
1981 72 1,624
1980 54 1,973
1979 73 1,586
1978 63 1,680
1977 38 2,364
1976 38 2,243
1975 51 1,825
1974 42 2,019
1973 33 2,336
1972 45 1,875
1971 44 1,953
1970 27 2,681
1969 38 2,046
1968 31 2,194
1967 26 2,411
1966 19 2,913
1965 26 2,388
1964 25 2,514
1963 18 3,036
1962 21 2,718
1961 8 5,168
1960 11 4,094
1959 12 3,762
1958 14 3,340
1957 12 3,621
1956 9 4,376
1955 6 5,660
1954 14 3,112
1953 6 5,477
1952 7 4,803
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.