Neita
Neita is a genus of butterflies from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.
Meaning & Origin of Neita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Neita is a genus of butterflies from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.
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The Story of Neita
The earliest SSA record of Neita as a baby girl name dates back to 1889, when 5 babies received it. 1934 was its biggest year on record, with 19 newborns named Neita — #1,771 in the national rankings. About 22% of every Neita on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. Neita last appeared in the published SSA data in 1970, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 635 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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About the name Neita
Neita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1889 and has accumulated 635 births in the dataset. Neita's peak popularity came in 1934 when it ranked #1,771. Use the chart and map above to compare Neita's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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