Recorded 1988–1991 Girls' name Peak 1988 48 births

Neyva — girls' name

48 babies named Neyva in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s271990s21
1980s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Neyva was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

22 babies were named Neyva in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neyva

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Neyva between 1988 and 1991, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Neyva currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neyva performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Neyva shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Neyva in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neyva 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 48 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.

Neyva at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

48

Since 1988

4 years of records

Peak year

1988

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1988

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1991

Neyva popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1988

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1988)
22
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
0510152025 1991199019891988 22

Neyva by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
27 births that decade — 56% of Neyva's all-time total
1980s271990s21

Neyva by state

Where Neyva concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Neyva
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
27 56.3%
California share of Neyva's total US births 56.3%

27 of 48 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neyva?
48 babies have been named Neyva since 1988. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1988 with 22 births.
When was Neyva most popular?
Neyva was most popular in the 1980s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Neyva most popular?
The top states for the name Neyva are California (27 births).
How long has the name Neyva been used?
Neyva has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 4 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Neyva?
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, 1988–1991 (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.