Nerissa is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1979 and has since faded.
Nerissa is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #10,681 for girl births in the United States (and #18,066 across all names), given to 9 babies. Nerissa was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1979 (73 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | #10,681 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | #14,792 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | #16,923 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #11,891 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #11,831 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | #11,128 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 | #12,184 |
| 2017 | 15 | 15 | #7,740 |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | #7,884 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | #18,378 |
| 2014 | 14 | 14 | #8,376 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | #12,830 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | #10,229 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | #11,901 |
| 2010 | 17 | 17 | #7,427 |
| 2009 | 21 | 21 | #6,489 |
| 2008 | 18 | 18 | #7,320 |
| 2007 | 29 | 29 | #5,058 |
| 2006 | 20 | 20 | #6,537 |
| 2005 | 22 | 22 | #5,740 |
| 2004 | 33 | 33 | #4,250 |
| 2003 | 22 | 22 | #5,552 |
| 2002 | 26 | 26 | #4,723 |
| 2001 | 31 | 31 | #4,084 |
| 2000 | 23 | 23 | #5,104 |
| 1999 | 29 | 29 | #4,051 |
| 1998 | 27 | 27 | #4,208 |
| 1997 | 31 | — | #3,684 |
| 1996 | 28 | — | #3,907 |
| 1995 | 35 | — | #3,269 |
| 1994 | 35 | — | #3,286 |
| 1993 | 30 | — | #3,652 |
| 1992 | 26 | — | #4,053 |
| 1991 | 33 | — | #3,347 |
| 1990 | 41 | — | #2,836 |
| 1989 | 48 | — | #2,437 |
| 1988 | 34 | — | #3,017 |
| 1987 | 43 | — | #2,425 |
| 1986 | 28 | — | #3,248 |
| 1985 | 39 | — | #2,527 |
| 1984 | 55 | — | #1,916 |
| 1983 | 51 | — | #2,012 |
| 1982 | 64 | — | #1,750 |
| 1981 | 72 | — | #1,625 |
| 1980 | 54 | — | #1,972 |
| 1979 | 73 | — | #1,585 |
| 1978 | 63 | — | #1,681 |
| 1977 | 38 | — | #2,365 |
| 1976 | 38 | — | #2,243 |
| 1975 | 51 | — | #1,828 |
| 1974 | 42 | — | #2,020 |
| 1973 | 33 | — | #2,336 |
| 1972 | 45 | — | #1,875 |
| 1971 | 44 | — | #1,956 |
| 1970 | 27 | — | #2,682 |
| 1969 | 38 | — | #2,046 |
| 1968 | 31 | — | #2,194 |
| 1967 | 26 | — | #2,415 |
| 1966 | 19 | — | #2,913 |
| 1965 | 26 | — | #2,389 |
| 1964 | 25 | — | #2,515 |
| 1963 | 18 | — | #3,038 |
| 1962 | 21 | — | #2,717 |
| 1961 | 8 | — | #5,169 |
| 1960 | 11 | — | #4,099 |
| 1959 | 12 | — | #3,761 |
| 1958 | 14 | — | #3,341 |
| 1957 | 12 | — | #3,623 |
| 1956 | 9 | — | #4,379 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #5,661 |
| 1954 | 14 | — | #3,117 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | #5,477 |
| 1952 | 7 | — | #4,802 |
| 1950 | 7 | — | #4,615 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | #5,796 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | #4,167 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | #4,115 |