Nerissa Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Nerissa: every year it appeared on the national list since 1915, with 1,977 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

Total recorded births

1,977

Peak year

1979 #1585

Years on the list

10-year trend

-49.1%

In the 1970s · Most used in NC in {year}

Popularity history

1915–2025

Year	Births	Rank
2010	17	#7427
2011	9	#11901
2012	11	#10229
2013	8	#12830
2014	14	#8376
2015	5	#18378
2016	15	#7884
2017	15	#7740
2018	8	#12184
2019	9	#11128
2020	8	#11831
2021	8	#11891
2023	5	#16923
2024	6	#14792
2025	9	#10681

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1979

Names from the same era

Melissa · 1979 Monica · 1979 Janelle · 1979 Mindy · 1979 Trisha · 1979 Shauna · 1979 Brianne · 1979 Melisa · 1979 Latisha · 1979 Elissa · 1979

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