Neva
#3,296 for girls in 2025, 47 births · Last seen for boys in 1918 at #3,728
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1898 · 183 births
- Debut · girls
- 18 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 21,220since 1880
Neva over time
Rank among girls' names. Neva has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,296 | 47 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,695 | 41 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,674 | 65 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,720 | 63 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,751 | 62 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,523 | 68 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,561 | 68 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,098 | 91 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,035 | 96 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,129 | 91 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,169 | 87 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,176 | 87 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,326 | 79 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,232 | 84 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,073 | 93 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,476 | 75 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,148 | 93 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,419 | 79 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,293 | 84 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,538 | 72 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,704 | 62 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,620 | 63 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,800 | 55 | — | |
| 2002 | #3,103 | 46 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,198 | 43 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,591 | 36 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,374 | 37 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,497 | 34 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,815 | 29 | — | |
| 1996 | #4,739 | 21 | — | |
| 1995 | #5,019 | 19 | — | |
| 1994 | #5,445 | 17 | — | |
| 1993 | #3,422 | 32 | — | |
| 1992 | #3,503 | 31 | — | |
| 1991 | #3,443 | 31 | — | |
| 1990 | #3,156 | 35 | — | |
| 1989 | #3,566 | 28 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,867 | 36 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,852 | 34 | — | |
| 1986 | #3,054 | 30 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,939 | 31 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,851 | 31 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,433 | 38 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,327 | 42 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,342 | 42 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,342 | 41 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,020 | 50 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,962 | 49 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,952 | 50 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,883 | 48 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,906 | 47 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,464 | 68 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,418 | 69 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,655 | 54 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,877 | 46 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,706 | 54 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,465 | 64 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,387 | 65 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,227 | 75 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,213 | 78 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,208 | 79 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,135 | 94 | — | |
| 1963 | #959 | 122 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,008 | 113 | — | |
| 1961 | #952 | 129 | — | |
| 1960 | #932 | 131 | — | |
| 1959 | #891 | 136 | — | |
| 1958 | #859 | 141 | — | |
| 1957 | #712 | 195 | — | |
| 1956 | #742 | 171 | — | |
| 1955 | #700 | 180 | — | |
| 1954 | #626 | 211 | — | |
| 1953 | #567 | 239 | — | |
| 1952 | #658 | 182 | — | |
| 1951 | #700 | 156 | — | |
| 1950 | #689 | 155 | — | |
| 1949 | #662 | 160 | — | |
| 1948 | #645 | 166 | — | |
| 1947 | #593 | 206 | — | |
| 1946 | #619 | 164 | — | |
| 1945 | #564 | 169 | — | |
| 1944 | #574 | 163 | — | |
| 1943 | #586 | 165 | — | |
| 1942 | #519 | 205 | — | |
| 1941 | #458 | 229 | — | |
| 1940 | #471 | 203 | — | |
| 1939 | #436 | 238 | — | |
| 1938 | #411 | 267 | — | |
| 1937 | #388 | 281 | — | |
| 1936 | #411 | 244 | — | |
| 1935 | #363 | 301 | — | |
| 1934 | #367 | 294 | — | |
| 1933 | #352 | 315 | — | |
| 1932 | #357 | 317 | — | |
| 1931 | #332 | 368 | — | |
| 1930 | #343 | 365 | — | |
| 1929 | #336 | 371 | — | |
| 1928 | #365 | 354 | — | |
| 1927 | #327 | 426 | — | |
| 1926 | #325 | 413 | — | |
| 1925 | #340 | 389 | — | |
| 1924 | #313 | 458 | — | |
| 1923 | #322 | 408 | — | |
| 1922 | #301 | 454 | — | |
| 1921 | #302 | 463 | — | |
| 1920 | #276 | 558 | — | |
| 1919 | #310 | 414 | — | |
| 1918 | #300 | 457 | #3,728 | 6 |
| 1917 | #279 | 487 | — | |
| 1916 | #280 | 449 | — | |
| 1915 | #269 | 472 | — | |
| 1914 | #276 | 353 | — | |
| 1913 | #274 | 289 | — | |
| 1912 | #301 | 224 | — | |
| 1911 | #306 | 168 | — | |
| 1910 | #325 | 141 | — | |
| 1909 | #279 | 163 | — | |
| 1908 | #258 | 184 | — | |
| 1907 | #300 | 137 | — | |
| 1906 | #275 | 147 | — | |
| 1905 | #278 | 141 | — | |
| 1904 | #268 | 138 | — | |
| 1903 | #288 | 121 | — | |
| 1902 | #280 | 124 | — | |
| 1901 | #270 | 120 | — | |
| 1900 | #259 | 157 | — | |
| 1899 | #242 | 131 | — | |
| 1898 | #212 | 183 | — | |
| 1897 | #255 | 124 | — | |
| 1896 | #272 | 112 | — | |
| 1895 | #255 | 122 | — | |
| 1894 | #275 | 102 | — | |
| 1893 | #246 | 116 | — | |
| 1892 | #288 | 87 | — | |
| 1891 | #293 | 74 | — | |
| 1890 | #288 | 74 | — | |
| 1889 | #312 | 61 | — | |
| 1888 | #296 | 63 | — | |
| 1887 | #319 | 45 | — | |
| 1886 | #294 | 49 | — | |
| 1885 | #321 | 40 | — | |
| 1884 | #304 | 40 | — | |
| 1883 | #397 | 22 | — | |
| 1882 | #377 | 22 | — | |
| 1881 | #434 | 15 | — | |
| 1880 | #388 | 18 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Neva was already there! It came in at #388, and was given to 18 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 23 girls a year got the name.
Where Neva is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Oklahoma#145 · 1 in 701
- Nebraska#191 · 1 in 1,290
- Washington#192 · 1 in 1,217
- West Virginia#195 · 1 in 1,120
- Iowa#203 · 1 in 1,719
Best ever in a state: #81 in Idaho, 1928.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | #145 | 29 | 1 in 701 |
| Nebraska | #191 | 7 | 1 in 1,290 |
| Washington | #192 | 9 | 1 in 1,217 |
| West Virginia | #195 | 17 | 1 in 1,120 |
| Iowa | #203 | 11 | 1 in 1,719 |
| Colorado | #263 | 5 | 1 in 1,777 |
| Missouri | #263 | 13 | 1 in 2,064 |
| Arkansas | #280 | 11 | 1 in 1,701 |
| Texas | #289 | 36 | 1 in 1,603 |
| Kansas | #297 | 5 | 1 in 2,460 |
| Kentucky | #327 | 10 | 1 in 2,823 |
| Louisiana | #345 | 9 | 1 in 2,469 |
| Indiana | #361 | 6 | 1 in 4,344 |
| Georgia | #406 | 7 | 1 in 4,402 |
| Michigan | #416 | 7 | 1 in 6,039 |
| Ohio | #430 | 8 | 1 in 6,384 |
| Alabama | #431 | 6 | 1 in 4,887 |
| Illinois | #436 | 10 | 1 in 5,521 |
| California | #486 | 8 | 1 in 5,565 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Neva
- 399 spots since 2024 (#3,695 → #3,296)
- 773 spots since 2020 (#2,523 → #3,296)
- 1,127 spots since 2015 (#2,169 → #3,296)
- Biggest jump: 93 spots in 1884 (#397 → #304)
- Biggest drop: 176 spots in 1964 (#959 → #1,135)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1898 at #212 (183 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 67 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 83 yrs · run 1880–1961
- Highest: 1 in 1,414 girls born in 1898 were named Neva (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 34,197 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 20.2% of all girls named Neva (4,294) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 375 | #294 (1886) | #344 |
| 1890s | 1,125 | #212 (1898) | #263 |
| 1900s | 1,432 | #258 (1908) | #276 |
| 1910s | 3,454 | #269 (1915) | #292 |
| 1920s | 4,294 | #276 (1920) | #321 |
| 1930s | 2,990 | #332 (1931) | #376 |
| 1940s | 1,830 | #458 (1941) | #569 |
| 1950s | 1,766 | #567 (1953) | #714 |
| 1960s | 950 | #932 (1960) | #1,149 |
| 1970s | 535 | #1,418 (1973) | #1,784 |
| 1980s | 353 | #2,327 (1982) | #2,757 |
| 1990s | 286 | #3,156 (1990) | #3,941 |
| 2000s | 633 | #2,148 (2009) | #2,741 |
| 2010s | 851 | #2,035 (2017) | #2,228 |
| 2020s | 346 | #2,523 (2020) | #2,943 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Neva in 1938
Top girls' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 4,133 of them was named Neva, which outranked 91.8% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.