How Many People Are Named Nereida?
An estimated 3,306 people in the United States have the first name Nereida. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Nereida peaked in popularity in 1981 with 155 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nereida as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nereida paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,306
About 1 in 103,676 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1981
155 births
Total Registered
3,703
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nereida
Nereida is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,703 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Nereida as a male name
Ranked #6,016 in 1981
6 male births in 1981
Peak: 1981 (6 births)
Nereida as a female name
Ranked #10,819 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1981 (149 births)
Nereida: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nereida span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 805 babies were registered. Nereida has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nereida by Decade
How has Nereida tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nereida by State
Birth registrations for Nereida span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Connecticut, Florida, Arizona. On average, about 284 Nereidas were registered per state.
Nereida + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nereida as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nereida: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nereida?
We estimate approximately 3,306 people named Nereida are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 103,676 Americans share this first name.
Is Nereida a common name?
Nereida is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,703 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nereida most popular?
Nereida reached peak popularity in 1981, when 155 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nereida is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nereida a female name?
Nereida is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nereida Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nereida Smith, Nereida Johnson, Nereida Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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