Nevena
Nevena is a feminine given name popular in South Slavic languages.
- Bulgarian
- Macedonian
- Croatian
- Serbian
Meaning & Origin of Nevena
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nevena is a feminine given name popular in South Slavic languages.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Bulgarian
- Macedonian
- Croatian
- Serbian
The Story of Nevena
American parents first put Nevena on the record books as a baby girl name in 2001, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 9 Nevenas were born — ranking #10,953 that year. About 55% of every Nevena on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Nevena last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 102 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Nevena
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Nevena. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Nevenka
Names that sound like Nevena
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About the name Nevena
Nevena is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 102 births in the dataset. Nevena's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #10,953. Use the chart and map above to compare Nevena'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.