Neema
Neema was the 4523rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 3371st with 47 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 422 places. More babies were named Neema in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,523 girls, down 4 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 31girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201947 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,040babies recorded
Neema popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,523 | — | 31 | — |
| 2020 | #4,519 | — | 30 | — |
| 2010 | #6,122 | — | 22 | — |
| 2000 | #8,403 | #11,628 | 12 | 5 |
| 1990 | #12,425 | #4,896 | 6 | 11 |
| 1980 | #9,945 | #4,814 | 6 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Neema, counting every spelling?
Neema is the most common spelling of a name family that had 31 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 31 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neema | 31 | #4,523 | 176 |
| Nema | — | — | 30 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Neema?
31 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Neema (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Neema born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 270 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Neema.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Neema?
About 800 people born in the US named Neema are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 23. That makes Neema a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Neema by state
How common Neema was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Neema: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Neema, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Neema
How popular is the name Neema?
Neema was the 4523rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 3371st with 47 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 422 places. More babies were named Neema in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Neema a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Neema in the US.
Where is Neema most popular?
In 2021–2025, Neema was most common in Arizona (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Georgia.