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Nery

OriginArabic or Hebrew
Meaning"light or my fire"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Nery as a girl's name
US Rank#892

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Variation of Nuri

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#4,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#3,1963518.2
2015#4,0442613.6
2016#4,5802211.6
2017#4,6942111.3
2018#3,7632916
2019#3,9642715
2020—00
2021#4,7292112
2022#3,9582816
2023#3,5283319.3
2024#3,4293419.7
2025#4,2152514.6
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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