Boys' name · since 1987
Nereo
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 21 babies named Nereo, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,769 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nereo is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 21 have been recorded since 1987.
Nereo has 21 recorded births among boys since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2002.
- #28,769 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 21 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nereo ranks #28,769 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #28,769 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nereo's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Nereo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nereo splits its recorded history at 1999: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nereo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2002
- Peak year (1999)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Nereo by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (11 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Nereo's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Nereo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 11 births (52% of all-time use).
Nereo by state
Where Nereo concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 23.8% |
5 of 21 births nationwide.
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- Nereo's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Nereos (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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nereo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1987–2002 (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 Nereo 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.