Neva
Neva is a feminine given name and a surname. It may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Neva
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Neva is a feminine given name and a surname. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Neva
Neva first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 18 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1920: 558 births, good for #276 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 20% of all recorded Nevas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,587 among baby girl names with 43 births, falling sharply (-33%). In total, more than 21K Nevas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Neva
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Names that sound like Neva
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About the name Neva
Neva is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 21K births in the dataset. Neva's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #212. Use the chart and map above to compare Neva'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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