Given name & surname
Neris
“a daughter born into nobility”
Neris is a variant of Nerys. One Welsh interpretation is “a daughter born into nobility.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Neris is a variant of Nerys. One Welsh interpretation is “a daughter born into nobility.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Neris is a variant of Nerissa. An origin associated with Nerissa is Greek. Neris is a variant of Nerys. A possible origin is Welsh, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Neris through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 5 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 boys is 5 in 1995. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 648 as a first name in 2020; 705 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Neris’s family of names
Neris has a related form in Nerissa. Neris has a related form in Nerys. In Greek usage, Neris as a surname is a transliteration of Νέρης.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Neris
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