Nerys

A girls’ name of Welsh origin, meaning lady or nobility.

Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5927
3 babies

Nerys by the numbers

In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Nerys.

Its American peak was 5 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nerys. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Nery21 in the US (2017)
  • Nereaof the sea nymphs; mermaid6 in the US (2017)
  • Nefesbreath4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Neysa17 in the US (2017)
  • Narya6 in the US (2017)
  • Nelya5 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean nobility

Like Nerys, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
  • Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
  • Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
  • Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
  • Adelinenoble, nobility3,902 in the US (2017)
  • Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Nerys

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