Feminine dossier · first seen 1915
Nerissa
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1979
Peak era
1979
Peak births
73
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Nerissa
How many people are named Nerissa?
An estimated 1,813 living Americans are named Nerissa.
How rare is Nerissa?
Nerissa is very rare among babies today, with 9 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 87.7% from its 1979 peak.
How old is the typical Nerissa?
The median age of a living American named Nerissa is approximately 42 years, with most bearers falling between 29 and 51 years old.
Is Nerissa still popular?
Not especially. Nerissa has been declining since its 1979 peak and registered 9 births in 2025.
Where is Nerissa most common?
Nerissa has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 1.8× more often than the national baseline.
1915Peak 19792025
Peak year
1979
Decline from peak
87.7%
2025
9
All-time
1,977
Where it lives now
Nerissa is most concentrated in New York — about 1.8× the national rate in the 1970s.
States where Nerissa is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.