Girls' name · since 1931
Neeka
Neeka has 246 recorded births since 1931 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,762 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 246
- born since 1931
- 2000s
- peak decade
Neeka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 246 have been recorded since 1931.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neeka has been recorded 246 times among girls since 1931, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 2023.
- #17,762 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 246 born since 1931
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neeka ranks #17,762 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 246 born since 1931, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,762 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 246
- born since 1931
- 2000s
- peak decade
Neeka's 246 recorded births place it above 75.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Neeka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Neeka splits its recorded history at 2001: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Neeka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–2023
- Peak year (2002)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Neeka by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (78 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Neeka's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Neeka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
53 births
- 2000s
2000s
78 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 78 births (32% of all-time use).
Neeka by state
Where Neeka concentrates geographically, total births since 1931
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 4.1% |
10 of 246 births nationwide.
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What to do with Neeka's data
- Neeka's decade-level peak was the 2000s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Neekas (10 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Neeka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1931–2023 (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 Neeka 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.