Is Nereyda a boy or girl name?

Nereyda is a girl’s name. Of the 1,206 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Nereyda

Recorded 1968–2025 · United States

Nereyda was most popular in 1981, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,190 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,206 people named Nereyda.

Nereyda over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nereyda’s peak in 1981. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nereyda a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nereyda is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,206 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nereyda

Where Nereyda is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org