Girls' name · since 1991

Neethu

12 babies named Neethu in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#52,153 of 72,339
all-time among girls
12
born since 1991
1990s
peak decade

12 girls have been named Neethu since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Neethu has 12 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 1998.

  • #52,153 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 12 born since 1991
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neethu ranks #52,153 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.

#52,153 of 72,339
all-time among girls
12
born since 1991
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Neethu's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% 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.

Neethu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Neethu splits its recorded history at 1998: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (6 births).

Neethu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1998

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1991)
6
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
6 19911998 6

Neethu by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).

1990s was Neethu's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Neethu births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neethu?
12 babies have been named Neethu since 1991. All-time, it sits at #52,153 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1991 with 6 births.
Where does Neethu sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neethu ranks #52,153 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 Neethu most popular?
Neethu was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Neethu been used?
The SSA has tracked Neethu since 1991 -- 8 years through the most recent 1998 data.
What names are similar to Neethu?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Neethu: 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, 1991–1998 (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 Neethu 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.