Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2007

Nery

Gender Unisex · 16% girls Rank 2025 #4,215 Trend ↑ Rising 35%
Rank 2025
#4,215
among boys · ↓777 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
25
named Nery · -26% vs 2024
How common
1 in 68,323
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2007
233 babies
All-time total
1,850
#3,831 all-time among boys
First recorded
1961
in Social Security records

Nery popularity over time

1,850 babies have been named Nery since 1961, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 5 – 5 1 – –
1970s 17 8 25 3 +400% #4,713
1980s 63 111 174 17 +596% #2,312
1990s 88 212 300 30 +72% #2,728
2000s 76 685 761 76 +154% #902
2010s 18 390 408 41 -46% #1,922
2020s (to 2025) 20 157 177 30 -28% #3,438

Where Nery is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 26 0.02 outside top 500
2027 27 0.02 outside top 500
2028 27 0.02 outside top 500
2029 28 0.02 outside top 500
2030 28 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Nery

Nery is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #4,215 in 2025 with 25 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1961, 1,850 American babies have been named Nery, about 84% boys and 16% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2007, when 233 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Nery stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Nery?

The median living Nery is about 18 years old; half are between 14 and 27. An estimated 1,800 people named Nery are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Nery year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 25 #4,215
2024 – – 34 #3,438
2023 5 #16,924 33 #3,533
2022 10 #10,199 28 #3,962
2021 5 #16,992 21 #4,729
2020 – – 16 #5,626
2019 – – 27 #3,965
2018 – – 29 #3,765
2017 – – 21 #4,694
2016 – – 22 #4,581
2015 – – 26 #4,044
2014 6 #15,992 35 #3,197
2013 – – 47 #2,586
2012 6 #16,323 46 #2,665
2011 6 #16,229 63 #2,121
2010 – – 74 #1,922
2009 13 #9,264 136 #1,295
2008 6 #16,892 150 #1,184
2007 11 #10,625 222 #902
2006 – – 29 #3,582
2005 6 #15,888 22 #4,149
2004 9 #11,361 39 #2,730
2003 8 #12,075 25 #3,598
2002 7 #13,237 15 #5,070
2001 10 #9,899 25 #3,481
2000 6 #14,495 22 #3,720
1995 – – 19 #3,521
1990 8 #9,877 17 #3,560
1985 5 #11,903 12 #3,735
1980 13 #5,445 – –
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Famous people named Nery

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Nery Castillo Nery Castillo Mexican footballer (born 1984) Contemporary
  2. 2 Nery Brenes Nery Brenes Costa Rican sprinter b. 1985 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Nery, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Nery?

The median living Nery is about 18 years old. Half of all living Nerys are between 14 and 27 years old.

How many people named Nery are alive today?

An estimated 1,800 people named Nery are alive in the United States, based on 1,850 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Nery in 2025?

Nery ranked #4,215 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 25 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Nery?

1,850 babies have been named Nery in the United States since 1961, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Nery most popular?

Nery peaked in 2007, when 233 newborns received the name.

Is Nery a boy or girl name?

Nery is used for both: about 16% of babies named Nery have been girls and 84% boys.

Is the name Nery rising or falling?

Nery has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Nery become more popular?

Nery is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 28 boys named Nery in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Nery?

Well-known people named Nery include Nery Castillo (soccer player), Nery Brenes (athlete).

Names like Nery

Names that sound and feel close to Nery: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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