girls:
214 births since 1982
#5502 (4th percentile)
boys:
628 births since 1952
#3958 (14th percentile)
overall:
842 births since 1952
#6897 (11th percentile)
The name Neri is the #6,897 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 842 recorded births since 1952. This represents the 10.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 10.9% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,958 (13.6% percentile) for all time with 628 births since 1952. For girls, it ranks #5,502 (3.7% percentile) for all time with 214 births since 1982.
Neri first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1952 (1952 for boys and 1982 for girls). Birth data for Neri is available in 44 out of the 72 years between 1952 and 2023 (41 years for boys and 27 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Neri has been given predominantly to boys, with 74.6% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 66.7% of babies named Neri were boys.
For boys, Neri reached its peak popularity in 2007, achieving the 8.7% percentile (ranked #806) with 37 births per million. The name was most common in 2007, with 37 births per million (ranked 8.7% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2021, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Neri ranks #906 for boys (0.5% percentile) with 5 births per million, which is 14.8% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Neri reached its peak popularity in 2018, achieving the 0.8% percentile (ranked #953) with 7 births per million. The name was most common in 2018, with 7 births per million (ranked 0.8% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2021, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Neri ranks #947 for girls (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 40.9% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Neri".
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