US rank #13742 Girls' name Peak 1981 1,194 births

Nereyda — #13742 US girls' name

1,194 babies named Nereyda in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s131970s1061980s2841990s3632000s2792010s1042020s45
#13742
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 22% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Nereyda was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

51 babies were named Nereyda in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nereyda

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,194 babies named Nereyda between 1968 and 2024, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nereyda currently holds the #13742 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nereyda performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 363 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Nereyda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 425 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Nereyda in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nereyda 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 1,194 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.

Nereyda at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,194

Since 1968

57 years of records

Peak year

1981

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#13,742

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1968

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nereyda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1968

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1981)
51
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
0204060 202420162009200219951988198119741968 5

Nereyda by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
363 births that decade — 30% of Nereyda's all-time total
1960s131970s1061980s2841990s3632000s2792010s1042020s45

Nereyda by state

Where Nereyda concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Nereyda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
425 35.6%
#2 Texas
260 21.8%
#3 Arizona
10 0.8%
California share of Nereyda's total US births 35.6%
Even split

425 of 1,194 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nereyda?
1,194 babies have been named Nereyda since 1968. It currently ranks #13742 among girls. The peak year was 1981 with 51 births.
When was Nereyda most popular?
Nereyda was most popular in the 1990s decade with 363 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Nereyda most popular?
The top states for the name Nereyda are California (425 births), Texas (260 births), Arizona (10 births).
How long has the name Nereyda been used?
Nereyda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 57 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nereyda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nereida, Neriah, Nerissa, Neriyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1968–2024 (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.