Recorded 1960–1995 Girls' name Peak 1961 47 births

Nerida — girls' name

47 babies named Nerida in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s231970s121990s12
1960s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Nerida was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nerida in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nerida

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Nerida between 1960 and 1995, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nerida currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nerida performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nerida shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nerida in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nerida 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 47 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.

Nerida at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

47

Since 1960

36 years of records

Peak year

1961

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1960

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1995

Nerida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1960

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1961)
8
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
456789 19951991197219701967196219611960 5

Nerida by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
23 births that decade — 49% of Nerida's all-time total
1960s231970s121990s12

Nerida by state

Where Nerida concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nerida
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 12.8%
New York share of Nerida's total US births 12.8%

6 of 47 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nerida?
47 babies have been named Nerida since 1960. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1961 with 8 births.
When was Nerida most popular?
Nerida was most popular in the 1960s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Nerida most popular?
The top states for the name Nerida are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Nerida been used?
Nerida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 36 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Nerida?
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, 1960–1995 (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.