Recorded 1922–2023 Girls' name Peak 2003 1,834 births

Neida — girls' name

1,834 babies named Neida in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s121930s361940s421950s901960s1301970s721980s521990s4212000s9032010s712020s5
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Neida was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

142 babies were named Neida in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neida

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,834 babies named Neida between 1922 and 2023, spanning 102 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Neida currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 142 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neida performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 903 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Neida shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 352 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Neida in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neida 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 1,834 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.

Neida at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,834

Since 1922

102 years of records

Peak year

2003

142 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1922

Recorded for 102 years

Last year on file: 2023

Neida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1922

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2003)
142
Annual births at peak — across 102 years of records
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Neida by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
903 births that decade — 49% of Neida's all-time total
1920s121930s361940s421950s901960s1301970s721980s521990s4212000s9032010s712020s5

Neida by state

Where Neida concentrates geographically — total births since 1922

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Neida
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
352 19.2%
#2 Texas
315 17.2%
#3 New York
62 3.4%
#4 Illinois
43 2.3%
#5 Arizona
35 1.9%
#6 Florida
22 1.2%
#7 Georgia
22 1.2%
#8 Colorado
10 0.5%
California share of Neida's total US births 19.2%
Even split

352 of 1,834 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Neida appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neida?
1,834 babies have been named Neida since 1922. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2003 with 142 births.
When was Neida most popular?
Neida was most popular in the 2000s decade with 903 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Neida most popular?
The top states for the name Neida are California (352 births), Texas (315 births), New York (62 births).
How long has the name Neida been used?
Neida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 102 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Neida?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Neila, Neisha, Neita, Neil, 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, 1922–2023 (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.