Nynaeve
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Meaning & Origin of Nynaeve
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Wheel of Time is a series of high fantasy novels by American author Robert Jordan, which began with The Eye of the World in 1990. Jordan wrote the first 11 novels of the series, and the prequel novel New Spring (2004), before his death in 2007.
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The Story of Nynaeve
Nynaeve first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2022, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 5 Nynaeves were born — ranking #15,292 that year. As of 2026, Nynaeve ranks #15,292 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Nynaeves have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nynaeve
Nynaeve is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2022 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Nynaeve's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #15,292. Use the chart and map above to compare Nynaeve'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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