Girls' name · since 1997
Nevaeh
Nevaeh has 98,497 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #381 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #165 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 98,497
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nevaeh currently ranks #165 among girls' names in America, with 98,497 babies recorded since 1997.
Nevaeh has 98,497 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #165 as of the latest data, more common than 99.0% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #381 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #165 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 98,497 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nevaeh ranks #381 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #165 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 98,497 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #381 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #165 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 98,497
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nevaeh's 98,497 recorded births place it above 99.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nevaeh compares
98,497 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Nevaeh's all-time total is 262x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nevaeh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 98,497 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6,818 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nevaeh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nevaeh's full recorded timeline at 2011, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 6,818 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nevaeh popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 6,818
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Nevaeh popularity over time - boys
427 total births recorded since 2001 (Nevaeh as boys' name)
Nevaeh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (45,048 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Nevaeh's strongest decade.
45,048 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Nevaeh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
38,050 births
- 2010s
2010s
45,048 births
- 2020s 15,381
2020s
15,381 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 45,048 births (46% of all-time use).
How Nevaeh 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 Nevaeh's total volume
Nevaeh by state
Where Nevaeh concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 9,903 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 9,462 | 9.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5,888 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 4,501 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 3,829 | 3.9% |
| #6 | New York | | 3,815 | 3.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 3,640 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 3,628 | 3.7% |
9,903 of 98,497 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Nevaeh appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nevaeh's data
- Nevaeh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (45,048 total births) through the 2020s (15,381) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nevaehs (9,903 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Nevaeh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
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, 1997–2025 (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 Nevaeh 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.