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Origin & history of Nerissa1
English / Greek roots
Nerissa comes from the English / Greek tradition, meaning Nymph of The Sea.
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How popular is Nerissa?
1979
peak year
Today, Nerissa is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #12517), with only about 9 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1979, 73 babies were given the name (ranked #1585 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1980s. Nerissa has been declining in recent years. In all, around 1,968 babies have been registered as Nerissa since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
73
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,585)
(ranked #1,585)
9
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
90
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,968
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Nerissa4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
🏗️Builder
📋Organised
💪Hardworking
🎯Detail-oriented
N5
E5
R9
I9
S1
S1
A1
Sum: 31 → Life path 4
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Personality of Nerissa🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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