Girls' name · since 1939
Neena
Neena has 1,775 recorded births since 1939 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,107 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,927 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,775
- born since 1939
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Neena is the #8927 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,775 recorded since 1939.
Social Security Administration records show Neena recorded 1,775 times among girls since 1939, holding rank #8927 nationally today, ahead of 48% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 2025.
- #5,107 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,927 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,775 born since 1939
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neena ranks #5,107 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,927 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,775 born since 1939, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,107 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,927 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,775
- born since 1939
- 2000s
- peak decade
Neena's 1,775 recorded births place it above 92.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Neena compares
1,775 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Neena's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Neena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,775 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 21 | 19,840 |
Neena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Neena's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1939, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 48, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Neena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Neena by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (395 births, 22% of the file).
2000s was Neena's strongest decade.
395 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Neena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 53
1940s
53 births
- 1950s
1950s
158 births
- 1960s 130
1960s
130 births
- 1970s 138
1970s
138 births
- 1980s
1980s
268 births
- 1990s
1990s
293 births
- 2000s
2000s
395 births
- 2010s
2010s
258 births
- 2020s 77
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 395 births (22% of all-time use).
How Neena 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 Neena's total volume
Neena by state
Where Neena concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 75 | 4.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 30 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 22 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 13 | 0.7% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Texas | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.3% |
75 of 1,775 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Neena's data
- Neena's decade-level peak was the 2000s (395 total births); usage has since declined to 77 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Neenas (75 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Neena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~86 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, 1939–2025 (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 Neena 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.