Recorded 1976–1981 Girls' name Peak 1980 35 births

Neetu — girls' name

35 babies named Neetu in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s231980s12
1970s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Neetu was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

7 babies were named Neetu in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neetu

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Neetu between 1976 and 1981, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Neetu currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neetu performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Neetu shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neetu in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 35 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Neetu at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

35

Since 1976

6 years of records

Peak year

1980

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1976

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1981

Neetu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1976

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1980)
7
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
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Neetu by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
23 births that decade — 66% of Neetu's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neetu?
35 babies have been named Neetu since 1976. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1980 with 7 births.
When was Neetu most popular?
Neetu was most popular in the 1970s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Neetu been used?
Neetu has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 6 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Neetu?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.