Unisex name · since 1979
Nery
1,563 babies named Nery in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,833 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,186 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,563
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,563 babies have been named Nery since 1979, making it today's #4186 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Nery recorded 1,563 times among boys since 1979, holding rank #4186 nationally today, ahead of 70% 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 1979 to 2025.
- #3,833 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,186 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,563 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nery ranks #3,833 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,186 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,563 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,833 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,186 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,563
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nery's 1,563 recorded births place it above 91.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nery compares
1,563 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Nery's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nery | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,563 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 222 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nery's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nery splits its recorded history at 2003: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 222 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nery popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 222
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Nery popularity over time - girls
287 total births recorded since 1961 (Nery as girls' name)
Nery by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (685 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Nery's strongest decade.
685 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Nery births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 111
1980s
111 births
- 1990s 212
1990s
212 births
- 2000s
2000s
685 births
- 2010s
2010s
390 births
- 2020s 157
2020s
157 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 685 births (44% of all-time use).
How Nery 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 Nery's total volume
Nery by state
Where Nery concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 440 | 28.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 162 | 10.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 40 | 2.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 32 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 26 | 1.7% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 25 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 20 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 13 | 0.8% |
440 of 1,563 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Nery appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nery's data
- Nery's decade-level peak was the 2000s (685 total births); usage has since declined to 157 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nerys (440 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nery: 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 (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Nery 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.