Boys' name · since 1979
Neiman
Neiman has 320 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,230 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 320
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Neiman sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 320 recorded since 1979.
Neiman has 320 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2020.
- #10,230 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 320 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neiman ranks #10,230 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 320 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,230 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 320
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Neiman's 320 recorded births place it above 77.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Neiman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Neiman's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Neiman popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2020
- Peak year (1996)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Neiman popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1992 (Neiman as girls' name)
Neiman by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (125 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Neiman's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Neiman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
125 births
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s 35
2010s
35 births
- 2020s 9
2020s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 125 births (39% of all-time use).
Neiman by state
Where Neiman concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 105 | 32.8% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.6% |
105 of 320 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Neiman's decade-level peak was the 1990s (125 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Neimans (105 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Neiman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1979–2020 (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 Neiman 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.