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Neva

Girl

Meaning of Neva: Spanish: 'snow'

Neva is a girl's name most strongly associated with Spanish naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3215th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2411th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3215

47 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2411

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

21,226

First recorded 1880 · peak 1920

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 42 babies1982: 42 babies1983: 38 babies1984: 31 babies1985: 31 babies1986: 30 babies1987: 34 babies1988: 36 babies1989: 28 babies1990: 35 babies19901991: 31 babies1992: 31 babies1993: 32 babies1994: 17 babies1995: 19 babies1996: 21 babies1997: 29 babies1998: 34 babies1999: 37 babies2000: 36 babies20002001: 43 babies2002: 46 babies2003: 55 babies2004: 63 babies2005: 62 babies2006: 72 babies2007: 84 babies2008: 79 babies2009: 93 babies2010: 75 babies20102011: 93 babies2012: 84 babies2013: 79 babies2014: 87 babies2015: 87 babies2016: 91 babies2017: 96 babies2018: 91 babies2019: 68 babies2020: 68 babies20202021: 62 babies2022: 63 babies2023: 65 babies2024: 41 babies2025: 47 babies
US babies named Neva per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 96.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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