Girls' name · since 1889

Neda

2,189 babies named Neda in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#4,430 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,150 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,189
born since 1889
1980s
peak decade

Yes -- Neda is the #7150 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,189 recorded since 1889.

Social Security Administration records show Neda recorded 2,189 times among girls since 1889, holding rank #7150 nationally today, ahead of 59% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2025.

  • #4,430 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #7,150 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,189 born since 1889
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neda ranks #4,430 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,150 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,189 born since 1889, peaking in the 1980s.

#4,430 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,150 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,189
born since 1889
1980s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%58.6%
Neda vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Neda's 2,189 recorded births place it above 93.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

6 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Neda compares

2,189 Top 21% higher than 79% 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

Neda's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Neda Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,189 376 567,345
Peak-year births 48 21 19,840

Neda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Neda's SSA record in two at 1965 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1889, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 48, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Neda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1987)
48
Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
0102030405060 188919211936195119671982199720122025 15

Neda by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (347 births, 16% of the file).

1980s was Neda's strongest decade.

347 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.

Neda births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 347 births (16% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Neda 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 Neda's total volume

Neda vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -68, 3.9%-36, 7.7%-72, 4.3%-75, 5.9%-45, 5.9%-123, 2.6%-145, 2%-136, 2%-122, 10%-107, 4.5%-146, 1.6%-52, 5.7%-133, 2.3%-36, 6.6%-107, 5.3%Neda-137, 2.2%Neda
Neda vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Neda by state

Where Neda concentrates geographically, total births since 1889

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Neda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
326 14.9%
#2 Illinois
10 0.5%
#3 New York
9 0.4%
#4 New Jersey
6 0.3%
#5 Texas
6 0.3%
#6 Florida
5 0.2%
California share of Neda's total US births 14.9%
Even split

326 of 2,189 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neda? ▼
Neda has been given to 2,189 babies in the U.S. since 1889, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #4,430 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #7,150 of 17,297. 48 babies were born in 1987, its single highest year.
Where does Neda sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neda ranks #4,430 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,150 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Neda most popular? ▼
Neda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 347 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Neda most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Neda are California (326 births), Illinois (10 births), New York (9 births).
How long has the name Neda been used? ▼
Neda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1889, spanning 137 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Neda? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nedra, Nedda, Neddie, Nedia, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Neda's data

  • Neda's decade-level peak was the 1980s (347 total births); usage has since declined to 99 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Nedas (326 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Neda

Nearby Names Like Neda

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Neda

Nedra Girl
7,104 births
Nedda Girl
108 births
Neddie Girl
65 births
Nedia Girl
55 births
Nedenia Girl
9 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Neda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1889–2025 (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 Neda 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.