Name Legacy

Nerissa

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Nerissa was most popular in 1979, when 73 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,507 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,977 people named Nerissa.

Most popular in1979
Rank that year#2,507
Births that year73
Total since 18801,977
Given to100% girls

Nerissa over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Nerissa’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nerissa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nerissa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,977 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.

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Where Nerissa 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