Recorded 1921–1921 Boys' name Peak 1921 6 births

Neff — boys' name

6 babies named Neff in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s6
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Neff was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

6 babies were named Neff in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neff

The Social Security Administration has registered 6 babies named Neff between 1921 and 1921, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Neff currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1921. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neff performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neff 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 6 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.

Neff at a glance

Last recorded 1921

Total births

6

Since 1921

1 years of records

Peak year

1921

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1921

Active since

1921

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1921

Neff popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1921

Last recorded 1921
Peak year (1921)
6
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
6 1921 6

Neff by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
6 births that decade — 100% of Neff's all-time total
1920s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neff?
6 babies have been named Neff since 1921. It was last recorded in 1921. The peak year was 1921 with 6 births.
When was Neff most popular?
Neff was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Neff been used?
Neff has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 1 years of data through 1921.
What names are similar to Neff?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Neftali, Neftaly, Nefi. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1921–1921 (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.