Given name & surname
Nerys
“a daughter born into nobility”
Nerys is used as a given name and a surname. One Welsh interpretation is “a daughter born into nobility.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Welsh interpretation is “a daughter born into nobility.” Its derivation is not certain.
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Welsh, although the derivation remains uncertain.
How it developed
Probably from Old Welsh Generys (“white lady”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2014. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nerys through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 0 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 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 girls is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 340 as a first name in 2020; 116 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.
Nerys’s family of names
Nerys has a related form in Neris. Nerys has a related form in Neriss. Nerys has a related form in Nerisse.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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