Recorded 1940–1940 Girls' name Peak 1940 5 births

Neatha — girls' name

5 babies named Neatha in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s5
1940s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Neatha was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

5 babies were named Neatha in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neatha

The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Neatha between 1940 and 1940, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Neatha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neatha performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neatha 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 5 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.

Neatha at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

5

Since 1940

1 years of records

Peak year

1940

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1940

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1940

Neatha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1940

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1940)
5
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
5 1940 5

Neatha by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
5 births that decade — 100% of Neatha's all-time total
1940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neatha?
5 babies have been named Neatha since 1940. It was last recorded in 1940. The peak year was 1940 with 5 births.
When was Neatha most popular?
Neatha was most popular in the 1940s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Neatha been used?
Neatha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 1 years of data through 1940.
What names are similar to Neatha?
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, 1940–1940 (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.