Recorded 2000–2009 Girls' name Peak 2000 29 births

Neneh — girls' name

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.

2000s29
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Neneh was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

7 babies were named Neneh in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neneh

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Neneh between 2000 and 2009, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Neneh currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neneh performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neneh 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 29 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.

Neneh at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

29

Since 2000

10 years of records

Peak year

2000

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

2000

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2009

Neneh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2000

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2000)
7
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20092008200720022000 7

Neneh by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
29 births that decade — 100% of Neneh's all-time total
2000s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neneh?
29 babies have been named Neneh since 2000. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2000 with 7 births.
When was Neneh most popular?
Neneh was most popular in the 2000s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Neneh been used?
Neneh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 10 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Neneh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nena, Nene, Nenah, Nency, and 3 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, 2000–2009 (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.