Neve
Neve is a name with a single cultural origin: Irish.
- Irish
Meaning & Origin of Neve
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Neve is a name with a single cultural origin: Irish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
The Story of Neve
The earliest SSA record of Neve as a baby girl name dates back to 1996, when 8 babies received it. 2010 was its biggest year on record, with 95 newborns named Neve — #2,076 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 41% of all recorded Neves. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,299 among baby girl names with 48 births, falling sharply (-17%). In total, more than 2K Neves have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Neve
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Neve. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Neve
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About the name Neve
Neve is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Neve's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #2,076. Use the chart and map above to compare Neve'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.