US rank #3351 Girls' name Peak 2010 1,557 births

Neve — #3351 US girls' name

1,557 babies named Neve in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1002000s5002010s6792020s278
#3351
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 81% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Neve was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

95 babies were named Neve in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neve

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,557 babies named Neve between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Neve currently holds the #3351 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 95 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neve performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 679 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Neve shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 164 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Neve in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neve 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 1,557 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.

Neve at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,557

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2010

95 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,351

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Neve popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
95
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
020406080100 20242020201620122008200420001996 8

Neve by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
679 births that decade — 44% of Neve's all-time total
1990s1002000s5002010s6792020s278

Neve by state

Where Neve concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Neve
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
164 10.5%
#2 New York
99 6.4%
#3 Illinois
54 3.5%
#4 Massachusetts
50 3.2%
#5 Pennsylvania
33 2.1%
#6 Colorado
28 1.8%
#7 Washington
25 1.6%
#8 New Jersey
22 1.4%
California share of Neve's total US births 10.5%
Even split

164 of 1,557 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Neve appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neve?
1,557 babies have been named Neve since 1996. It currently ranks #3351 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 95 births.
When was Neve most popular?
Neve was most popular in the 2010s decade with 679 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Neve most popular?
The top states for the name Neve are California (164 births), New York (99 births), Illinois (54 births).
How long has the name Neve been used?
Neve has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Neve?
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.

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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, 1996–2024 (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.