Is Neva a boy or girl name?
Neva is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 41 girls and 0 boys were named Neva, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 21,179 US babies named Neva were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,726
- Babies named Neva since 1880
- 21,179
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 558 babies
Boys and girls named Neva, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 375 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,125 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,432 | 100% |
| 1910s | 6 | 3,454 | 99.8% |
| 1920s | 0 | 4,294 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,990 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,830 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,766 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 950 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 535 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 353 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 286 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 633 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 851 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 299 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,726 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,692 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,744 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,775 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,541 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,586 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,110 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,049 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,140 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,187 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,192 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,339 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,257 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,083 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,490 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,159 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,435 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,306 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,551 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,723 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,638 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,828 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,128 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,242 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,639 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,421 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,547 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,871 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,837 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,168 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,627 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,486 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,557 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,513 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,204 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,646 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,912 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,894 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,103 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,987 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,894 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,462 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,355 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,362 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,378 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,043 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,981 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,967 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,900 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,926 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,465 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,427 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,663 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,894 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,713 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,476 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,398 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,235 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,221 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,215 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,140 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 122 | #961 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,012 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 129 | #953 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 131 | #933 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 136 | #893 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 141 | #860 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 195 | #713 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 171 | #744 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 180 | #705 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 211 | #627 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 239 | #568 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 182 | #658 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 156 | #700 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 155 | #692 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 160 | #662 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 166 | #648 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 206 | #594 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 164 | #619 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 169 | #566 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 163 | #575 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 165 | #586 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 205 | #520 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 229 | #458 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 203 | #473 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 238 | #437 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 267 | #412 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 281 | #388 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 244 | #412 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 301 | #366 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 294 | #367 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 315 | #352 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 317 | #357 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 368 | #332 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 365 | #343 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 371 | #336 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 354 | #365 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 426 | #327 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 413 | #325 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 389 | #340 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 458 | #313 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 408 | #322 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 454 | #302 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 463 | #302 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 558 | #276 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 414 | #311 |
| 1918 | 6 | #4,036 | 457 | #300 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 487 | #279 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 449 | #281 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 472 | #269 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 353 | #277 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 289 | #276 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 224 | #303 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 168 | #306 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 141 | #328 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 163 | #279 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 184 | #259 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 137 | #300 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 147 | #275 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 141 | #279 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 138 | #271 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 121 | #288 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 124 | #282 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 120 | #270 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 157 | #260 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 131 | #242 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 183 | #212 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 124 | #255 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 112 | #272 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 122 | #256 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 102 | #276 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 116 | #246 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 87 | #290 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 74 | #293 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 74 | #288 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 61 | #314 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 63 | #301 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 45 | #321 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 49 | #297 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 40 | #323 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 40 | #312 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 22 | #407 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 22 | #387 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 15 | #442 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 18 | #401 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Neva reached #4,036 in 1918. As a girl name, it reached #212 in 1898. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Neva
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.