Girls' name · since 2004

Neeraja

11 babies named Neeraja in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#53,815 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 2004
2000s
peak decade

Neeraja is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 2004.

Neeraja has 11 recorded births among girls since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2012.

  • #53,815 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 11 born since 2004
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neeraja ranks #53,815 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 2004, peaking in the 2000s.

#53,815 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 2004
2000s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Neeraja's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Neeraja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Neeraja splits its recorded history at 2012: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Neeraja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2012

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2004)
6
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 20042012 5

Neeraja by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).

2000s was Neeraja's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Neeraja births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neeraja?
Since 2004, Social Security records show 11 babies named Neeraja. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #53,815 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2012. Its busiest year on record was 2004, with 6 births.
Where does Neeraja sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neeraja ranks #53,815 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Neeraja most popular?
Neeraja was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Neeraja been used?
Neeraja has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 9 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Neeraja?
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.

What to do with Neeraja's data

  • Neeraja's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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

Keep exploring Neeraja

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Neeraja: 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, 2004–2012 (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 Neeraja 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.