Boys' name · since 2001
Neev
931 babies named Neev in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,367 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,050 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 931
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Neev currently ranks #2050 among boys' names in America, with 931 babies recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neev has been recorded 931 times among boys since 2001, currently ranked #2050 nationally and more common than 85% 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 2001 to 2025.
- #5,367 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,050 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 931 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neev ranks #5,367 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,050 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 931 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,367 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,050 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 931
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Neev's 931 recorded births place it above 88.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Neev compares
931 Top 33% higher than 67% of 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
Neev's all-time total is 152% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Neev | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 931 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 73 | 34 | 22,252 |
Neev's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Neev's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 73, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Neev popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Neev by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (447 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Neev's strongest decade.
447 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Neev births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 120
2000s
120 births
- 2010s
2010s
447 births
- 2020s
2020s
364 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 447 births (48% of all-time use).
How Neev compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Neev's total volume
Neev by state
Where Neev concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 197 | 21.2% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 92 | 9.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 50 | 5.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 23 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Washington | | 22 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
197 of 931 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Neev's data
- Neev's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (447 total births) through the 2020s (364) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Neevs (197 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Neev: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Neev 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.