US rank #8563 Girls' name Peak 2006 547 births

Neah — #8563 US girls' name

547 babies named Neah in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s642000s1652010s2262020s82
#8563
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Neah was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

30 babies were named Neah in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neah

The Social Security Administration has registered 547 babies named Neah between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Neah currently holds the #8563 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 226 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Neah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Neah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 547 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Neah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

547

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

2006

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,563

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Neah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
30
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
010203040 20242019201420092004199919931980 5

Neah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
226 births that decade — 41% of Neah's all-time total
1980s101990s642000s1652010s2262020s82

Neah by state

Where Neah concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Neah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
7 1.3%
#2 California
5 0.9%
Texas share of Neah's total US births 1.3%
Even split

7 of 547 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neah?
547 babies have been named Neah since 1980. It currently ranks #8563 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 30 births.
When was Neah most popular?
Neah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 226 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Neah most popular?
The top states for the name Neah are Texas (7 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Neah been used?
Neah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Neah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nealie, Neala, Nea, Nealy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.