Unisex name · since 1952
Neri
Neri has 650 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,747 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,236 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 650
- born since 1952
- 2000s
- peak decade
Neri currently ranks #12236 among unisex names in America, with 650 babies recorded since 1952.
Social Security Administration records show Neri recorded 650 times among boys since 1952, holding rank #12236 nationally today, ahead of 12% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #6,747 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,236 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 650 born since 1952
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neri ranks #6,747 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,236 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 650 born since 1952, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,747 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,236 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 650
- born since 1952
- 2000s
- peak decade
Neri's 650 recorded births place it above 85.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Neri compares
650 Top 39% higher than 61% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Neri's all-time total is 76% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Neri | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 650 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 82 | 34 | 22,252 |
Neri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Neri's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 82, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Neri popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 82
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Neri popularity over time - girls
228 total births recorded since 1982 (Neri as girls' name)
Neri by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (307 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Neri's strongest decade.
307 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Neri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 34
1980s
34 births
- 1990s 75
1990s
75 births
- 2000s
2000s
307 births
- 2010s
2010s
161 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 307 births (47% of all-time use).
How Neri compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Neri's total volume
Neri by state
Where Neri concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 139 | 21.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 36 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 7 | 1.1% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 7 | 1.1% |
139 of 650 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Neri's data
- Neri's decade-level peak was the 2000s (307 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Neris (139 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Neri: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1952–2025 (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 Neri 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.