Girls' name · since 2003

Nevah

273 babies named Nevah in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16,742 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#11,497 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
273
born since 2003
2010s
peak decade

273 babies have been named Nevah since 2003, making it today's #11497 girls' name.

Nevah has 273 recorded births among girls since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11497 as of the latest data, more common than 34% 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 2003 to 2025.

  • #16,742 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #11,497 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 273 born since 2003
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nevah ranks #16,742 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,497 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 273 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.

#16,742 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#11,497 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
273
born since 2003
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%33.5%
Nevah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Nevah's 273 recorded births place it above 76.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Nevah compares

273 43rd percentile among 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

Nevah's all-time total is 27% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Nevah Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 273 376 567,345
Peak-year births 22 21 19,840

Nevah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Nevah splits its recorded history at 2014: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2022 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Nevah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
22
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
0510152025 20032006200920122015201820212025 8

Nevah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (126 births, 46% of the file).

2010s was Nevah's strongest decade.

126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Nevah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 126 births (46% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Nevah by state

Where Nevah concentrates geographically, total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nevah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.8%
California share of Nevah's total US births 1.8%

5 of 273 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nevah?
Nevah has been given to 273 babies in the U.S. since 2003, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #16,742 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #11,497 of 17,297. 22 babies were born in 2007, its single highest year.
Where does Nevah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nevah ranks #16,742 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,497 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Nevah most popular?
Nevah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Nevah most popular?
The top states for the name Nevah are California (5 births).
How long has the name Nevah been used?
Records for Nevah go back to 2003, giving 23 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Nevah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nevaeh, Neva, Neveah, Nevada, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Nevah's data

  • Nevah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (126 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Nevahs (5 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.

Keep exploring Nevah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nevah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2003–2025 (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 Nevah 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.