Nevia
Nevia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Meaning & Origin of Nevia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nevia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
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The Story of Nevia
The earliest SSA record of Nevia as a baby girl name dates back to 1937, when 5 babies received it. 2005 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Nevia — #9,452 in the national rankings. About 54% of every Nevia on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Nevia last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 109 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Nevia
Nevia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1937 and has accumulated 109 births in the dataset. Nevia's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #9,452. Use the chart and map above to compare Nevia'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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