Boys' name · since 2009
Neerav
Since 2009, U.S. Social Security records show 65 babies named Neerav, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,364 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,074 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 65
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
65 babies have been named Neerav since 2009, making it today's #13074 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neerav has been recorded 65 times among boys since 2009, currently ranked #13074 nationally and more common than 6% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #20,364 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #13,074 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 65 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neerav ranks #20,364 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,074 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 65 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,364 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,074 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 65
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Neerav's 65 recorded births place it above 55.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Neerav compares
65 20th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Neerav's all-time total is 82% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Neerav | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 65 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
Neerav's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Neerav's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Neerav popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Neerav by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (47 births, 72% of the file).
2010s was Neerav's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Neerav births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 47 births (72% of all-time use).
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What to do with Neerav's data
- Neerav's decade-level peak was the 2010s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Neerav: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Neerav 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.