Girls' name · since 1985
Neysha
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 132 babies named Neysha, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,127 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 132
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Neysha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 132 have been recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neysha has been recorded 132 times among girls since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1985 to 2016.
- #24,127 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 132 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neysha ranks #24,127 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 132 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #24,127 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 132
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Neysha's 132 recorded births place it above 66.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Neysha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Neysha's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Neysha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2016
- Peak year (1987)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2016.
132 total births across 32 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1987 with 10 births in a single year.
Neysha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (46 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Neysha's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Neysha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
41 births
- 2000s
2000s
46 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 46 births (35% of all-time use).
Neysha decade highlights
- Peak decade 46 births
- Runner-up 41 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Neysha's data
- Neysha's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (46 total births) through the 2010s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Neysha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1985–2016 (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 Neysha 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.
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