Girls' name · since 2003
Neave
175 babies named Neave in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,202 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 175
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Neave sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 175 recorded since 2003.
Social Security Administration records show Neave recorded 175 times among girls since 2003, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 2003 to 2024.
- #21,202 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 175 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neave ranks #21,202 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 175 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,202 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 175
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Neave's 175 recorded births place it above 70.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Neave's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Neave splits its recorded history at 2013: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Neave popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2024
- Peak year (2017)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Neave by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (92 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Neave's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Neave births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
58 births
- 2010s
2010s
92 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 92 births (53% of all-time use).
Neave by state
Where Neave concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 7 | 4.0% |
7 of 175 births nationwide.
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- Neave's decade-level peak was the 2010s (92 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Neaves (7 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 Neave: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~21 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, 2003–2024 (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 Neave 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.