Nerissa
Nerissa is a feminine given name, and may refer to:Nerissa Bowes-Lyon (1919–1986), cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, subject of the Channel 4 documentary "The Queen's Hidden Cousins" Nerissa Bretania Underwood, Guamanian politician Nerissa Brockenburr Stickney (1913–1960), American pianist Nerissa Chesterfield, British political aide Nerissa Corazon Soon-Ruiz, Filipino politician Nerissa Nields,…
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Meaning & Origin of Nerissa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nerissa is a feminine given name, and may refer to:Nerissa Bowes-Lyon (1919–1986), cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, subject of the Channel 4 documentary "The Queen's Hidden Cousins" Nerissa Bretania Underwood, Guamanian politician Nerissa Brockenburr Stickney (1913–1960), American pianist Nerissa Chesterfield, British political aide Nerissa Corazon Soon-Ruiz, Filipino politician Nerissa Nields,…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Nerissa
The earliest SSA record of Nerissa as a baby girl name dates back to 1915, when 6 babies received it. 1979 was its biggest year on record, with 73 newborns named Nerissa — #1,569 in the national rankings. About 25% of every Nerissa on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Nerissa last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Nerissa
Nerissa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Nerissa's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #1,569. Use the chart and map above to compare Nerissa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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