Nerissa
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning from the sea; from nereus the sea god.
Babies a year
15
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Nerissa by the numbers
Nerissa was given to 15 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 73 babies in 1979, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nerissa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean God
Like Nerissa, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the sea
Like Nerissa, 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 Nerissa
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