Feminine dossier · first seen 1915

Nerissa

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Nerissa
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1979

Peak era

1979

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen X

1915Peak 19792024

Peak year

1979

Decline from peak

91.8%

2024

All-time

1,968

Nerissa is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1979, when 73 girls were named Nerissa.

In 2024, only 6 girls were given the name.

Down 91.8% from its peak.

All told, about 1,968 Americans have been named Nerissa and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1915.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen X

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1979

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