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Nerissa

Girl

Classic name

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1979 was its best year: 73 births, or 1 baby in 45,571. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 77 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 10104.
1,977births since 1880
1970sgeneration
No. 1569rank at its peak, in 1979

Where babies named Nerissa are born

1979

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Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Nerissa is most common in California (3.7 times), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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