Girls' name · since 1889
Neita
Neita has 635 recorded births since 1889 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1934 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,163 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 635
- born since 1889
- 1940s
- peak decade
635 girls have been named Neita since 1889, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Neita has 635 recorded births among girls since 1889, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 1970.
- #10,163 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 635 born since 1889
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neita ranks #10,163 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 635 born since 1889, peaking in the 1940s.
- #10,163 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 635
- born since 1889
- 1940s
- peak decade
Neita's 635 recorded births place it above 85.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Neita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Neita's SSA record in two at 1932 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1889, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1934 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Neita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–1970
- Peak year (1934)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Neita by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (138 births, 22% of the file).
1940s was Neita's strongest decade.
138 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Neita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 23
1890s
23 births
- 1900s 21
1900s
21 births
- 1910s
1910s
98 births
- 1920s
1920s
121 births
- 1930s
1930s
117 births
- 1940s
1940s
138 births
- 1950s
1950s
98 births
- 1960s 9
1960s
9 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 138 births (22% of all-time use).
How Neita compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Neita's total volume
Neita by state
Where Neita concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
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What to do with Neita's data
- Neita's decade-level peak was the 1940s (138 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Neitas (12 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Neita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1934)
Similar record span (~81 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, 1889–1970 (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 Neita 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.