| Eirini | Nerida | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Peace | Sea nymph |
| Origin | greek | greek |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | ee-REE-nee | neh-REE-dah |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2016 (12) | 1961 (8) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Eirini | Nerida |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 38 | 0 |
| 2010s | 28 | 0 |
| 2000s | 10 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 12 |
| 1970s | 0 | 12 |
| 1960s | 0 | 23 |
Modern Greek form of Irene, from Greek 'eirene' (εἰρήνη) meaning 'peace'; also the Greek goddess personifying peace.
Associated with the Greek Nereids, the sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea-god Nereus, and with Greek neros 'water'. The name itself appears to be a relatively modern coinage (a popular Australian claim of an Aboriginal 'water lily' meaning is poorly documented), so treat the sea-nymph sense as its best-supported reading.
Eirini and Nerida are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Eirini means Peace (greek origin), while Nerida means Sea nymph (greek origin).
In US records, Eirini first appears in 0 and Nerida in 0, so Eirini has the longer recorded history.