US rank #133 Girls' name Peak 2007 96,603 births

Nevaeh — #133 US girls' name

96,603 babies named Nevaeh in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s182000s380482010s450112020s13526
#133
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99.2% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Nevaeh was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

6,818 babies were named Nevaeh in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nevaeh

The Social Security Administration has registered 96,603 babies named Nevaeh between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nevaeh currently holds the #133 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 6,818 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nevaeh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 45,011 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nevaeh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 9,666 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Nevaeh in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nevaeh 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 96,603 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.

Nevaeh at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

96,603

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2007

6,818 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#133

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nevaeh popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2007)
6,818
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
-2,00002,0004,0006,0008,000 20242020201620122008200420001997 5

Nevaeh popularity over time — boys

427 total births recorded since 2001 (Nevaeh as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 427 births
0204060 20242020201520112008200520022001 27

Nevaeh by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
45,011 births that decade — 47% of Nevaeh's all-time total
1990s182000s380482010s450112020s13526

Nevaeh by state

Where Nevaeh concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nevaeh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
9,666 10.0%
#2 Texas
9,248 9.6%
#3 Florida
5,769 6.0%
#4 Ohio
4,436 4.6%
#5 Michigan
3,771 3.9%
#6 New York
3,762 3.9%
#7 North Carolina
3,560 3.7%
#8 Pennsylvania
3,559 3.7%
California share of Nevaeh's total US births 10.0%
Even split

9,666 of 96,603 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Nevaeh appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nevaeh?
96,603 babies have been named Nevaeh since 1997. It currently ranks #133 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 6,818 births.
When was Nevaeh most popular?
Nevaeh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 45,011 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Nevaeh most popular?
The top states for the name Nevaeh are California (9,666 births), Texas (9,248 births), Florida (5,769 births).
How long has the name Nevaeh been used?
Nevaeh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nevaeh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Neva, Neveah, Nevada, Neve, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1997–2024 (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.