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Neha

Girl

Meaning of Neha: Sanskrit: 'loving' or 'rain'

Neha is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 5380th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2574th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5380

22 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2574

10 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,351

First recorded 1969 · peak 2004

Trend

falling

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 48 babies1982: 50 babies1983: 56 babies1984: 43 babies1985: 56 babies1986: 70 babies1987: 58 babies1988: 60 babies1989: 46 babies1990: 68 babies19901991: 61 babies1992: 73 babies1993: 87 babies1994: 92 babies1995: 91 babies1996: 88 babies1997: 95 babies1998: 124 babies1999: 162 babies2000: 219 babies20002001: 199 babies2002: 215 babies2003: 199 babies2004: 223 babies2005: 195 babies2006: 173 babies2007: 166 babies2008: 143 babies2009: 158 babies2010: 111 babies20102011: 91 babies2012: 90 babies2013: 83 babies2014: 67 babies2015: 46 babies2016: 38 babies2017: 38 babies2018: 36 babies2019: 28 babies2020: 23 babies20202021: 20 babies2022: 20 babies2023: 29 babies2024: 21 babies2025: 22 babies
US babies named Neha per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 223.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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