Recorded 1989–1999 Girls' name Peak 1998 42 births

Neasha — girls' name

42 babies named Neasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s35
1990s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Neasha was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

10 babies were named Neasha in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neasha

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Neasha between 1989 and 1999, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Neasha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neasha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Neasha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neasha 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 42 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.

Neasha at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

42

Since 1989

11 years of records

Peak year

1998

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1989

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1999

Neasha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1989

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1998)
10
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4681012 199919981993199119901989 7

Neasha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
35 births that decade — 83% of Neasha's all-time total
1980s71990s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neasha?
42 babies have been named Neasha since 1989. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1998 with 10 births.
When was Neasha most popular?
Neasha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Neasha been used?
Neasha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 11 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Neasha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nealie, Neala, Neah, Nea, 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, 1989–1999 (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.