Nereida
A unisex name of Greek origin, meaning sea nymph; a nereid or daughter of nereus.
Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Nereida by the numbers
Nereida was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 149 babies in 1981, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Sounds like Nereida
Names that are said the same way as Nereida, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Nereyda15 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the sea
Like Nereida, each of these has the sea in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Dylanson of the sea10,158 in the US (2017)
- Kaisea672 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mariaof the sea; a form of Mary522 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Morgansea-born; great and bright2,273 in the US (2017)
- Mariahof the sea; a form of Maria1,604 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Nereida
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