Recorded 2008–2012 Girls' name Peak 2012 15 births

Neeyah — girls' name

15 babies named Neeyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s9
2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Neeyah was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

9 babies were named Neeyah in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neeyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Neeyah between 2008 and 2012, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Neeyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neeyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 9 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Neeyah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neeyah 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 15 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.

Neeyah at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

15

Since 2008

5 years of records

Peak year

2012

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

2008

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 2012

Neeyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2008

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2012)
9
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
5678910 20122008 6

Neeyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
9 births that decade — 60% of Neeyah's all-time total
2000s62010s9

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neeyah?
15 babies have been named Neeyah since 2008. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2012 with 9 births.
When was Neeyah most popular?
Neeyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 9 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Neeyah been used?
Neeyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 5 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Neeyah?
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, 2008–2012 (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.