Neri
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning my light or my flame.
Neri by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Neri. In the US, 17 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 82 babies in 2007, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Neri. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean fire
Like Neri, each of these has fire in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Reeseardent or fiery; a form of Rhys2,106 in the US (2017)
- Mckennason of ceannaidh; fire-born or headstrong; a form of McKenna1,247 in the US (2017)
- Makennason of ceannaidh; fire-born or headstrong; a form of McKenna971 in the US (2017)
- Blazeflame, fire289 in the US (2017)
- Seraphinaardent or burning one; from seraph61 in England and Wales (2025)
- Serafinaardent, fiery; a form of Seraphina24 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean light
Like Neri, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Neri
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