Recorded 1931–2023 Girls' name Peak 2002 246 births

Neeka — girls' name

246 babies named Neeka in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61970s291980s221990s532000s782010s472020s11
2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Neeka was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

14 babies were named Neeka in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neeka

The Social Security Administration has registered 246 babies named Neeka between 1931 and 2023, spanning 93 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Neeka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neeka performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Neeka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Neeka in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neeka 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 246 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.

Neeka at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

246

Since 1931

93 years of records

Peak year

2002

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1931

Recorded for 93 years

Last year on file: 2023

Neeka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1931

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2002)
14
Annual births at peak — across 93 years of records
46810121416 20232015200720021996198919761931 6

Neeka by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
78 births that decade — 32% of Neeka's all-time total
1930s61970s291980s221990s532000s782010s472020s11

Neeka by state

Where Neeka concentrates geographically — total births since 1931

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Neeka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 4.1%
California share of Neeka's total US births 4.1%

10 of 246 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neeka?
246 babies have been named Neeka since 1931. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2002 with 14 births.
When was Neeka most popular?
Neeka was most popular in the 2000s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Neeka most popular?
The top states for the name Neeka are California (10 births).
How long has the name Neeka been used?
Neeka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 93 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Neeka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Neely, Neena, Neela, Neema, 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, 1931–2023 (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.