Is Nery a boy or girl name?

Nery is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,850 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 15.5% were girls and 84.5% were boys.

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Nery

Recorded 1961–2025 · United States

Nery was most popular in 2007, when 233 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,967 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,844, with 25 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,850 people named Nery.

Nery over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nery’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nery a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nery is mostly a boy’s name — 15.5% of the 1,850 Americans given it were girls and 84.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 7% girls and 93% 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 Nery

Where Nery 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