Recorded 1985–2016 Girls' name Peak 1987 132 births

Neysha — girls' name

132 babies named Neysha in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s291990s412000s462010s16
2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Neysha was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

10 babies were named Neysha in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neysha

The Social Security Administration has registered 132 babies named Neysha between 1985 and 2016, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Neysha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neysha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Neysha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neysha 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 132 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.

Neysha at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

132

Since 1985

32 years of records

Peak year

1987

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1985

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2016

Neysha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1985

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1987)
10
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4681012 20162009200520001995199019861985 5

Neysha by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
46 births that decade — 35% of Neysha's all-time total
1980s291990s412000s462010s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neysha?
132 babies have been named Neysha since 1985. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1987 with 10 births.
When was Neysha most popular?
Neysha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Neysha been used?
Neysha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 32 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Neysha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Neysa, Neyda, Neyla, Neya, 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, 1985–2016 (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.