Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Nerses is a romanization of Ներսես. Ներսես comes from Old Armenian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nerses through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8
- 8 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 8 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 8 in 1999. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 267 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nerses’s family of names
In English usage, Nerses has a related form in Narses. In Armenian usage, Nerses is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Ներսես. In Armenian usage, Nerses is a transliteration of Ներսես.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Nerses
- Nerses Bedros XIX TarmouniArmenian bishop (1940–2015)
- Nerses HovhannisyanArmenian screenwriter, actor and film director (1938-2016)
- Nerses OunanianUruguayan painter and sculptor (1924-1957)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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