Boys' name · since 1976
Neven
437 babies named Neven in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,551 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,119 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 437
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Neven is the #9119 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 437 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neven has been recorded 437 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #9119 nationally and more common than 35% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #8,551 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,119 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 437 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neven ranks #8,551 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,119 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 437 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,551 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,119 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 437
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Neven's 437 recorded births place it above 81.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Neven compares
437 Top 47% higher than 53% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Neven's all-time total is 18% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Neven | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 437 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Neven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Neven's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Neven popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Neven popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2009 (Neven as girls' name)
Neven by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (172 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Neven's strongest decade.
172 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Neven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 50
1990s
50 births
- 2000s
2000s
172 births
- 2010s
2010s
147 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 172 births (39% of all-time use).
Neven by state
Where Neven concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 437 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Neven's data
- Neven's decade-level peak was the 2000s (172 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nevens (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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Neven: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Neven 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.