Girls' name · since 1962

Neina

Neina has 17 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#48,024 of 72,339
all-time among girls
17
born since 1962
1980s
peak decade

17 girls have been named Neina since 1962, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neina has been recorded 17 times among girls since 1962, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 1981.

  • #48,024 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 17 born since 1962
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neina ranks #48,024 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1962, peaking in the 1980s.

#48,024 of 72,339
all-time among girls
17
born since 1962
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Neina's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Neina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Neina splits its recorded history at 1980: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Neina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1981

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1980)
6
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
4.555.566.5 196219801981 6

Neina by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (12 births, 71% of the file).

1980s was Neina's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.

Neina births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neina?
Since 1962, Social Security records show 17 babies named Neina. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #48,024 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1981. Its busiest year on record was 1980, with 6 births.
Where does Neina sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neina ranks #48,024 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Neina most popular?
Neina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Neina been used?
Records for Neina go back to 1962, giving 20 years of history through 1981.
What names are similar to Neina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Neida, Neila, Neisha, Neita, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Neina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1962–1981 (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 Neina 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.