Recorded 1922–1932 Girls' name Peak 1922 10 births

Nevis — girls' name

10 babies named Nevis in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s5
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Nevis was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

5 babies were named Nevis in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nevis

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Nevis between 1922 and 1932, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nevis currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1932. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nevis performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nevis shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nevis 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 10 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.

Nevis at a glance

Last recorded 1932

Total births

10

Since 1922

11 years of records

Peak year

1922

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1932

Active since

1922

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1932

Nevis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1922

Last recorded 1932
Peak year (1922)
5
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
5 19321922 5

Nevis by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
5 births that decade — 50% of Nevis's all-time total
1920s51930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nevis?
10 babies have been named Nevis since 1922. It was last recorded in 1932. The peak year was 1922 with 5 births.
When was Nevis most popular?
Nevis was most popular in the 1920s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Nevis been used?
Nevis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 11 years of data through 1932.
What names are similar to Nevis?
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.

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, 1922–1932 (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.