Neva
Neva was the 3333rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 212th; the most babies were born in 1920 (558). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,146 places. More babies were named Neva in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,333 girls, down 791 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 47girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1920558 babies
- Total since 1880
- 21,226babies recorded
Neva popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 6 since 1918.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,333 | 47 |
| 2020 | #2,542 | 68 |
| 2010 | #2,490 | 75 |
| 2000 | #3,639 | 36 |
| 1990 | #3,204 | 35 |
| 1980 | #2,378 | 41 |
| 1970 | #1,713 | 54 |
| 1960 | #933 | 131 |
| 1950 | #692 | 155 |
| 1940 | #473 | 203 |
| 1930 | #343 | 365 |
| 1920 | #276 | 558 |
| 1910 | #328 | 141 |
| 1900 | #260 | 157 |
| 1890 | #288 | 74 |
| 1880 | #401 | 18 |
How popular is Neva, counting every spelling?
Neva is the most common spelling of a name family that had 74 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 74 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neva | 47 | #3,333 | 278 |
| Neeva | 19 | #6,268 | 93 |
| Nevah | 8 | #11,636 | 32 |
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 Neva?
47 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Neva (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Neva 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 179 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Neva.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Neva?
About 6,800 people born in the US named Neva are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 24 and 76. That makes Neva a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Neva by state
How common Neva was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (3.8×). In 46 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 Neva: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Neva, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Neva
How popular is the name Neva?
Neva was the 3333rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 212th; the most babies were born in 1920 (558). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,146 places. More babies were named Neva in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Neva a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Neva in the US.
Where is Neva most popular?
In 2021–2025, Neva was most common in Ohio (0.13 per 1,000 girls), followed by Wisconsin and California.