US rank #12671 Girls' name Peak 2007 282 births

Neya — #12671 US girls' name

282 babies named Neya 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.

1990s122000s1232010s1012020s46
#12671
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 28% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

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

2007
Single peak year

19 babies were named Neya in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neya

The Social Security Administration has registered 282 babies named Neya between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Neya currently holds the #12671 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 123 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Neya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Neya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neya 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 282 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.

Neya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

282

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2007

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,671

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Neya popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
19
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 20242020201620122008200420001997 6

Neya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
123 births that decade — 44% of Neya's all-time total
1990s122000s1232010s1012020s46

Neya by state

Where Neya concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Neya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 3.5%
California share of Neya's total US births 3.5%

10 of 282 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neya?
282 babies have been named Neya since 1997. It currently ranks #12671 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 19 births.
When was Neya most popular?
Neya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 123 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Neya most popular?
The top states for the name Neya are California (10 births).
How long has the name Neya been used?
Neya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Neya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Neysa, Neyda, Neyla, Neylan, 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, 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.