Recorded 1917–1918 Girls' name Peak 1917 18 births

Nerene — girls' name

18 babies named Nerene in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s18
1910s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Nerene was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

11 babies were named Nerene in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nerene

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Nerene between 1917 and 1918, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nerene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1918. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nerene performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nerene in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nerene at a glance

Last recorded 1918

Total births

18

Since 1917

2 years of records

Peak year

1917

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1918

Active since

1917

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1918

Nerene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1917

Last recorded 1918
Peak year (1917)
11
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
6789101112 19181917 11

Nerene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
18 births that decade — 100% of Nerene's all-time total
1910s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nerene?
18 babies have been named Nerene since 1917. It was last recorded in 1918. The peak year was 1917 with 11 births.
When was Nerene most popular?
Nerene was most popular in the 1910s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Nerene been used?
Nerene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 2 years of data through 1918.
What names are similar to Nerene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nereida, Neriah, Nerissa, Nereyda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–1918 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.