Girls' name · since 2000
Neneh
29 babies named Neneh in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #41,437 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
29 girls have been named Neneh since 2000, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neneh has been recorded 29 times among girls since 2000, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2009.
- #41,437 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 29 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neneh ranks #41,437 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #41,437 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Neneh's 29 recorded births place it above 42.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Neneh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Neneh's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Neneh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2009
- Peak year (2000)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Neneh by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (29 births, 100% of the file).
2000s was Neneh's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Neneh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 29 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Neneh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~9 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, 2000–2009 (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 Neneh 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.