Neve
Neve was the 3156th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 51 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 2089th with 95 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 450 places. More babies were named Neve in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,156 girls, down 385 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 51girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201095 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,608babies recorded
Neve popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,156 | 51 |
| 2020 | #2,771 | 60 |
| 2010 | #2,089 | 95 |
| 2000 | #4,373 | 28 |
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How popular is Neve, counting every spelling?
Neve is the most common spelling of a name family that had 56 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 56 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neve | 51 | #3,156 | 269 |
| Neave | — | — | 25 |
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 Neve?
51 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Neve (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Neve 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 165 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Neve.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Neve?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Neve are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 19. That makes Neve 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.
Neve by state
How common Neve was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.5×). In 44 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 Neve: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Neve, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Neve
How popular is the name Neve?
Neve was the 3156th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 51 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 2089th with 95 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 450 places. More babies were named Neve in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Neve a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Neve in the US.
Where is Neve most popular?
In 2021–2025, Neve was most common in Washington (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Massachusetts.