Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Nerine is a variant of Nereida. An origin associated with Nereida is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nerine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 79
- 0 boys · 79 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 43 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1920. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 43 in 1917.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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