Girls' name · since 1885
Neoma
Neoma has 3,240 recorded births since 1885 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,423 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,124 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,240
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Neoma is the #10124 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,240 recorded since 1885.
Social Security Administration records show Neoma recorded 3,240 times among girls since 1885, holding rank #10124 nationally today, ahead of 41% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2025.
- #3,423 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,124 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,240 born since 1885
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neoma ranks #3,423 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,124 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,240 born since 1885, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,423 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,124 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,240
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Neoma's 3,240 recorded births place it above 95.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Oklahoma.
How Neoma compares
3,240 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Neoma's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Neoma | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,240 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 110 | 21 | 19,840 |
Neoma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Neoma's SSA record in two at 1943 and the more recent half accounts for 22% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 78%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1885, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 110, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Neoma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 110
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Neoma by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (899 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Neoma's strongest decade.
899 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Neoma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 28
1880s
28 births
- 1890s 78
1890s
78 births
- 1900s 195
1900s
195 births
- 1910s
1910s
592 births
- 1920s
1920s
899 births
- 1930s
1930s
614 births
- 1940s 344
1940s
344 births
- 1950s 149
1950s
149 births
- 1960s 55
1960s
55 births
- 1970s 88
1970s
88 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s 76
2010s
76 births
- 2020s 63
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 899 births (28% of all-time use).
How Neoma 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 Neoma's total volume
Neoma by state
Where Neoma concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oklahoma | | 288 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 201 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 175 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 121 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Iowa | | 54 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 47 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 43 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Kansas | | 30 | 0.9% |
288 of 3,240 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Neoma appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Neoma's data
- Neoma's decade-level peak was the 1920s (899 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Oklahoma records the most Neomas (288 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oklahoma names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Neoma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~140 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, 1885–2025 (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 Neoma 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.