Nevaeh
Nevaeh is a feminine given name which was coined by spelling heaven backwards. It peaked in popularity in the 2000s and 2010s but remains one of the most popular girls' names as of 2020.
Meaning & Origin of Nevaeh
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nevaeh is a feminine given name which was coined by spelling heaven backwards. It peaked in popularity in the 2000s and 2010s but remains one of the most popular girls' names as of 2020.
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The Story of Nevaeh
American parents first put Nevaeh on the record books as a baby girl name in 1997, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 6,818 Nevaehs were born — ranking #31 that year. About 45% of every Nevaeh on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Nevaeh ranks #153 for baby girls with 1,981 births, falling sharply (-30%). All told, over 101K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Nevaeh
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- Nevaeh (wrestler) , stage name of Beth Crist (born 1986), American wrestler
- Nevaeh Sandoval, daughter of American singer, rapper, and songwriter Sonny Sandoval
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Names that sound like Nevaeh
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About the name Nevaeh
Nevaeh is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 101K births in the dataset. Nevaeh's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #25. Use the chart and map above to compare Nevaeh'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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