Nerida
given name · Latin script
Meaning: Apparently an elaborated form of Nerys, probably influenced by pPhillida, a variant of Phyllis
Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/neɾida/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Nerida is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Peru than in any other country.
- PEPeru≈1 in 9.8K(inferred from the name graph)
- AUAustralia≈1 in 14K
- VEVenezuela1 in 23K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Peru (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 139 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 9.8K (inferred from the name graph)
≈3,300 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Peru, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Apparently an elaborated form of Nerys, probably influenced by pPhillida, a variant of Phyllis. Alternatively it may derive from Greek Néréis ‘sea sprite’ (see Nerissa).
Sources 1
- A concise dictionary of first names
Often considered alongside
Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Nerida, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.
From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Nerida counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE Peru | — | ≈3,300 est. | ≈1 in 9.8K | — | Nerida | 37 |
| AU Australia | — | ≈1,900 est. | ≈1 in 14K | 3 | Nerida | 139 |
| VE Venezuela | — | 1,226 | 1 in 23K | 1.2K | Nerida | 13 |
| US United States | — | 543 | 1 in 613K | 539 | Nerida | 134 |
| PH Philippines | — | ≈210 est. | ≈1 in 529K | — | Nerida | 21 |
| PR Puerto Rico | #703 | ≈130 est. | ≈1 in 24K | — | Nerida | 7 |
| UY Uruguay | — | 37 | 1 in 92K | 37 | — | 5 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Australian national given names (aggregated state BDM); Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; asosab — SAIME ID-card names (1896–1996); INE Uruguay — Nombres más frecuentes 1902–2024 (Tableau Public). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Nerida Newbiginb. 1948AUAustralian italianist (1948-)
- Nerida Blairb. 1957AU(1957 - ), Policy adviser, Academic and Public servant
- Nerida Wilsonb. 2000AUAustralian zoologist
- Nerida Steelresearcher
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 30 sources across 16 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VE Venezuela | asosab — SAIME ID-card names (1896–1996) | — | 1.2K | #1,314 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 539 | #19,459 |
| UY Uruguay | INE Uruguay — Nombres más frecuentes 1902–2024 (Tableau Public) | — | 37 | — |
| UY Uruguay | INE Uruguay — Nombres más frecuentes 1902–2024 (Tableau Public) | — | 37 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1961 | 8 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1970 | 7 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1995 | 6 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1991 | 6 | — |
| AU Australia | Australian national given names (aggregated state BDM) | 1959 | 6 | — |
| AU Australia | SA BDM — Popular baby names South Australia (1944–present) | 1959 | 6 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1972 | 5 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1967 | 5 | — |
Reference works 1
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Nerida mean?
- Recorded meaning: Apparently an elaborated form of Nerys, probably influenced by pPhillida, a variant of Phyllis.
- Where does the name Nerida come from?
- Apparently an elaborated form of Nerys, probably influenced by pPhillida, a variant of Phyllis. Alternatively it may derive from Greek Néréis ‘sea sprite’ (see Nerissa). Recorded by A concise dictionary of first names.
- How do you pronounce Nerida?
- A machine transcription gives /neɾida/ (IPA) for Spanish.
- Is Nerida a male or female name?
- Nerida is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- In which country does Nerida have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 3.3 thousand people named Nerida in Peru, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled nerida.
- How common is the name Nerida?
- In Venezuela, the national register counted 1,226 people named Nerida, about 1 in 23 thousand residents.
- How common is Nerida compared with other names?
- In Puerto Rico, Nerida is the 703rd most common given name of 1,886 given names recorded there.
What do you want to know about Nerida?
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/neridaThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Nerida” — the 703rd most common given name in Puerto Rico. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.