Girls' name · since 1996
Nerea
Nerea has 126 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,611 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,143 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 126
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nerea currently ranks #9143 among girls' names in America, with 126 babies recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Nerea recorded 126 times among girls since 1996, holding rank #9143 nationally today, ahead of 47% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #24,611 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,143 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 126 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nerea ranks #24,611 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,143 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 126 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,611 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,143 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 126
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nerea's 126 recorded births place it above 65.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Nerea compares
126 29th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nerea's all-time total is 66% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nerea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 126 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nerea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nerea's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nerea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Nerea by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (60 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Nerea's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Nerea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
60 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 60 births (48% of all-time use).
Nerea by state
Where Nerea concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 4.0% |
5 of 126 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nerea's data
- Nerea's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (60 total births) through the 2020s (48) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Nereas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nerea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Nerea 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.