girls:
287 births since 1961
#5429 (5th percentile)
boys:
1.5k births since 1979
#3149 (31st percentile)
overall:
1.8k births since 1961
#5963 (23rd percentile)
The name Nery is the #5,963 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,791 recorded births since 1961. This represents the 22.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 22.9% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,149 (31.3% percentile) for all time with 1,504 births since 1979. For girls, it ranks #5,429 (5.0% percentile) for all time with 287 births since 1961.
Nery first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1961 (1961 for girls and 1979 for boys). Birth data for Nery is available in 48 out of the 63 years between 1961 and 2023 (43 years for boys and 36 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 Nery has been given predominantly to boys, with 84.0% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 86.8% of babies named Nery were boys. Interestingly, until around 1985, the name was more popular for girls (68.1% girls from 1961 to 1984), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (86.8% boys from 1985 to 2023).
For boys, Nery reached its peak popularity in 2007, achieving the 24.3% percentile (ranked #669) with 100 births per million. The name was most common in 2007, with 100 births per million (ranked 24.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Nery ranks #883 for boys (3.1% percentile) with 18 births per million, which is 18.0% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Nery reached its peak popularity in 1991, achieving the 1.4% percentile (ranked #838) with 8 births per million. The name was most common in 1984, with 9 births per million (ranked 1.4% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2017, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Nery ranks #947 for girls (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 32.2% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Nery".
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