Total births
165
Girls' name · since 1974
Neera
Neera has 165 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11350
- among girls today
- 165
- born since 1974
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 36%
- more common than other girls
Neera currently ranks #11350 among girls' names in America, with 165 babies recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neera has been recorded 165 times among girls since 1974, currently ranked #11350 nationally and more common than 36% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #11350 among girls today
- 165 born since 1974
- 2020s peak decade
- 36% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Neera is currently the #11350 girls' name in America, more common than 36% of girls - 165 born since 1974, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11350
- among girls today
- 165
- born since 1974
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 36%
- more common than other girls
Neera vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11350
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 36% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
36% of everyone ever named Neera was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
16 babies were named Neera in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Neera compares
165 33th percentile among 17,726 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
Neera's all-time total is 57% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Neera | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 165 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 48 | 19,840 |
Neera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Neera's full recorded timeline at 2015, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Neera at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#11,350
Active since
1974
Neera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Neera by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Neera's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Neera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
29 births
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
- 2020s
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 60 births (36% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Neera? ▼
Neera has been given to 165 babies in the U.S. since 1974, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #11350 as of the latest data. 16 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
When was Neera most popular? ▼
Neera was most popular in the 2020s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Neera been used? ▼
Records for Neera go back to 1974, giving 52 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Neera? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Neera
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Neera
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Neema Girl
#4322 784 births
Neeley Girl
#13784 412 births
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1974–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Neera: #11350 Girls' Name - 165 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/neera. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Neera 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 June 2026.