Recorded 1956–2020 Girls' name Peak 2002 682 births

Neyda — girls' name

682 babies named Neyda in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s161970s291980s261990s1732000s3672010s612020s5
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Neyda was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

53 babies were named Neyda in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neyda

The Social Security Administration has registered 682 babies named Neyda between 1956 and 2020, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Neyda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 53 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neyda performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 367 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Neyda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 153 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Neyda in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neyda 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 682 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.

Neyda at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

682

Since 1956

65 years of records

Peak year

2002

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1956

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2020

Neyda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1956

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2002)
53
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
0204060 202020112006200119951989197619671956 5

Neyda by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
367 births that decade — 54% of Neyda's all-time total
1950s51960s161970s291980s261990s1732000s3672010s612020s5

Neyda by state

Where Neyda concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Neyda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
153 22.4%
#2 Texas
118 17.3%
#3 Georgia
10 1.5%
#4 Florida
9 1.3%
California share of Neyda's total US births 22.4%
Even split

153 of 682 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neyda?
682 babies have been named Neyda since 1956. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2002 with 53 births.
When was Neyda most popular?
Neyda was most popular in the 2000s decade with 367 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Neyda most popular?
The top states for the name Neyda are California (153 births), Texas (118 births), Georgia (10 births).
How long has the name Neyda been used?
Neyda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 65 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Neyda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Neysa, Neyla, Neya, 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, 1956–2020 (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.