Neri comes from the Greek / Hebrew tradition, meaning Burning light or ocean spirit.
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How popular is Neri?
2007peak year
Today, Neri is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #8138), with only about 18 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2007, 82 babies were given the name (ranked #1792 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. Neri's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 865 babies have been registered as Neri since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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