Girls' name · since 1980
Neah
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 554 babies named Neah, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,124 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,248 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 554
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Neah currently ranks #12248 among girls' names in America, with 554 babies recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Neah recorded 554 times among girls since 1980, holding rank #12248 nationally today, ahead of 29% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #11,124 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,248 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 554 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neah ranks #11,124 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,248 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 554 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,124 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,248 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 554
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Neah's 554 recorded births place it above 84.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Neah compares
554 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Neah's all-time total is 47% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Neah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 554 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 21 | 19,840 |
Neah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Neah's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Neah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Neah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (226 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Neah's strongest decade.
226 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Neah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 64
1990s
64 births
- 2000s
2000s
165 births
- 2010s
2010s
226 births
- 2020s 89
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 226 births (41% of all-time use).
How Neah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Neah's total volume
Neah by state
Where Neah concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7 | 1.3% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
7 of 554 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Neah's data
- Neah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (226 total births) through the 2020s (89) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Neahs (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Neah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Neah 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.