Nevaeh
Nevaeh was the 165th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,828 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 25th; the most babies were born in 2007 (6,818). Over the last ten years it has moved down 95 places. More babies were named Nevaeh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it nuh-VAY-uh /nəˈveɪə/
- Rank in 2025
- #165 girls, down 82 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,828girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20076,818 babies
- Total since 1880
- 98,924babies recorded
What does the name Nevaeh mean?
Nevaeh is the word heaven spelled backwards. Wiktionary and Wikipedia both describe it as a modern coinage that became popular after 2000, when the rock singer Sonny Sandoval gave it to his daughter. It has no meaning beyond this reversed spelling, though many parents choose it for the word heaven it hides. Wikipedia notes that it peaked in the 2000s and 2010s. Wikipedia notes that a supposed Irish origin, as a form of Niamh, is a mistaken belief.
How sure is this? Not documented. A coinage: 'heaven' reversed.
Other explanations you may read: An Irish name, a form of Niamh.
Related names: Neveah, Heaven.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Nevaeh', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Nevaeh', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Nevaeh popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 427 since 2001.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #165 | 1,828 |
| 2020 | #83 | 3,132 |
| 2010 | #25 | 6,446 |
| 2000 | #1,772 | 99 |
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How popular is Nevaeh, counting every spelling?
Nevaeh has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #189 for girls in 2025, against #165 on the official list, because Kaylani/Kailani/Keilani and Isabelle/Isabel/Izabel and Adalynn/Adalyn/Addalyn move ahead once their spellings are combined.
How many kids will share the name Nevaeh?
1,828 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nevaeh (0.51 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nevaeh 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 5 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nevaeh.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nevaeh?
About 97,700 people born in the US named Nevaeh are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 9 and 19. That makes Nevaeh mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Nevaeh by state
How common Nevaeh was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Mexico (3.3×), West Virginia (2.7×), Mississippi (2.7×), Alaska (2.5×), Hawaii (2.4×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Montana, New Jersey, New York.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nevaeh: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nevaeh, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Nevaeh · Sibling names for Nevaeh
Questions about the name Nevaeh
How popular is the name Nevaeh?
Nevaeh was the 165th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,828 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 25th; the most babies were born in 2007 (6,818). Over the last ten years it has moved down 95 places. More babies were named Nevaeh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Nevaeh a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nevaeh in the US.
Where is Nevaeh most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nevaeh was most common in New Mexico (4.93 per 1,000 girls), followed by West Virginia and Mississippi.