Neven
Neven is a Slavic masculine given name, meaning Calendula officinalis in the Serbo-Croatian language. It is the masculine form of the feminine Slavic name, Nevena.
Meaning & Origin of Neven
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Neven is a Slavic masculine given name, meaning Calendula officinalis in the Serbo-Croatian language. It is the masculine form of the feminine Slavic name, Nevena.
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The Story of Neven
Neven first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1976, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 23 Nevens were born — ranking #4,104 that year. As of 2026, Neven ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, falling sharply (-40%). In total, more than 429 Nevens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Neven
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- Neven Jurica (born 1952), Croatian politician
- Neven Maguire (born 1974), Irish celebrity chef and television personality
- Neven Marković (born 1987), Bosnian football player
- Neven Mimica (born 1953), Croatian politician and diplomat
- Neven Pajkić (born 1977), Bosnian-Canadian heavyweight boxer
- Neven Sesardić (born 1949), Croatian philosopher
- Neven Spahija (born 1962), Croatian basketball head coach
- Neven Subotić (born 1988), Serbian football defender
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Names that sound like Neven
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About the name Neven
Neven is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 429 births in the dataset. Neven's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #4,104. Use the chart and map above to compare Neven'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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