Names / Girl names
Nerissa
Current rank
#10,681
and easing
All-time peak
#1,585
in 1979
First recorded
1915
in U.S. data
Children named
1,900
since 1915
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,585 in 1979 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Sea nymph name, used with floral middle names often. The name first appears in U.S. records in 1915. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Across all years, more than 1,900 children have been named this.