Girls' name · since 1974
Neosha
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 204 babies named Neosha, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,617 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 204
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Neosha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 204 recorded since 1974.
Neosha has 204 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2002.
- #19,617 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 204 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neosha ranks #19,617 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 204 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,617 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 204
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Neosha's 204 recorded births place it above 72.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Neosha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Neosha's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Neosha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2002
- Peak year (1990)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Neosha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (100 births, 49% of the file).
1990s was Neosha's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Neosha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
55 births
- 1990s
1990s
100 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 100 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Neosha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (100 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Neosha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1974–2002 (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 Neosha 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.