Nereida comes from the Greek / Spanish tradition, meaning Nymph of The Sea.
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How popular is Nereida?
1981peak year
Today, Nereida is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #11170), with only about 10 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1981, 149 babies were given the name (ranked #986 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1980s. Nereida's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 3,703 babies have been registered as Nereida since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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