Girls' name · since 1936
Nereida
3,697 babies named Nereida in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,142 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,697
- born since 1936
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nereida sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 3,697 recorded since 1936.
Nereida has 3,697 recorded births among girls since 1936, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 2024.
- #3,142 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,697 born since 1936
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nereida ranks #3,142 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,697 born since 1936, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,142 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,697
- born since 1936
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nereida's 3,697 recorded births place it above 95.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Nereida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nereida's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1936, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 149, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nereida popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–2024
- Peak year (1981)
- 149
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Nereida popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1981 (Nereida as boys' name)
Nereida by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (799 births, 22% of the file).
1980s was Nereida's strongest decade.
799 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Nereida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 48
1940s
48 births
- 1950s
1950s
509 births
- 1960s
1960s
535 births
- 1970s
1970s
495 births
- 1980s
1980s
799 births
- 1990s
1990s
658 births
- 2000s
2000s
458 births
- 2010s 145
2010s
145 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 799 births (22% of all-time use).
How Nereida compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nereida's total volume
Nereida by state
Where Nereida concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 845 | 22.9% |
| #2 | California | | 784 | 21.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 535 | 14.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 269 | 7.3% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 43 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 31 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 20 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Florida | | 18 | 0.5% |
845 of 3,697 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Nereida appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nereida's data
- Nereida's decade-level peak was the 1980s (799 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nereidas (845 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nereida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~88 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, 1936–2024 (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 Nereida 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.