Girls' name · since 1932
Nea
Since 1932, U.S. Social Security records show 417 babies named Nea, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,197 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,887 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 417
- born since 1932
- 2000s
- peak decade
417 babies have been named Nea since 1932, making it today's #6887 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nea recorded 417 times among girls since 1932, holding rank #6887 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 2025.
- #13,197 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,887 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 417 born since 1932
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nea ranks #13,197 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,887 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 417 born since 1932, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,197 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,887 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 417
- born since 1932
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nea's 417 recorded births place it above 81.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Nea compares
417 Top 48% higher than 52% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nea's all-time total is 11% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 417 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nea's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1932, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Nea by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (117 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Nea's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Nea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
54 births
- 1990s
1990s
53 births
- 2000s
2000s
117 births
- 2010s
2010s
103 births
- 2020s
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 117 births (28% of all-time use).
Nea by state
Where Nea concentrates geographically, total births since 1932
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 1.4% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.2% |
6 of 417 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Nea's data
- Nea's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (117 total births) through the 2020s (57) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Neas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~93 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1932–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nea draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.