How Many People Are Named Nery?
An estimated 1,793 people in the United States have the first name Nery. It is used for both genders, with 84.3% male. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Nery peaked in popularity in 2007 with 233 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nery 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 Nery paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,793
About 1 in 191,162 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
84.3% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2007
233 births
Total Registered
1,825
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nery
Nery is predominantly male (84.3%), though 287 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Nery as a male name
Ranked #3,429 in 2024
34 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (222 births)
Nery as a female name
Ranked #16,909 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1991 (17 births)
Nery: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nery span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 761 babies were registered. Nery has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nery by Decade
How has Nery 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.
Nery by State
Birth registrations for Nery span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Utah, Tennessee, Oregon. On average, about 56 Nerys were registered per state.
Nery + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nery as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nery
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nery: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nery?
We estimate approximately 1,793 people named Nery 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 191,162 Americans share this first name.
Is Nery a common name?
Nery is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,825 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nery most popular?
Nery reached peak popularity in 2007, when 233 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nery is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nery a male name?
Nery is predominantly male. 84.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nery Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nery Smith, Nery Johnson, Nery 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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