Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Neva

#1,012 most common girls' name of all time · #1,816 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,012
Rank overall
#1,816 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
21,226
Since 2016
692
Peak year
1920 #276
Best rank
#212 1898
Girls Boys peak 558/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Neva is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 47 — 47 #3,298
2024 41 — 41 #3,696
2023 65 — 65 #2,674
2022 63 — 63 #2,721
2021 62 — 62 #2,753
2020 68 — 68 #2,524
2019 68 — 68 #2,563
2018 91 — 91 #2,099
2017 96 — 96 #2,035
2016 91 — 91 #2,129
2015 87 — 87 #2,169
2014 87 — 87 #2,177
2013 79 — 79 #2,327
2012 84 — 84 #2,234
2011 93 — 93 #2,074
2010 75 — 75 #2,476
2009 93 — 93 #2,148
2008 79 — 79 #2,420
2007 84 — 84 #2,293
2006 72 — 72 #2,539
2005 62 — 62 #2,704
2004 63 — 63 #2,620
2003 55 — 55 #2,800
2002 46 — 46 #3,104
2001 43 — 43 #3,199
2000 36 — 36 #3,592
1999 37 — 37 #3,375
1998 34 — 34 #3,497
1997 29 — 29 #3,817
1996 21 — 21 #4,740
1995 19 — 19 #5,021
1994 17 — 17 #5,454
1993 32 — 32 #3,425
1992 31 — 31 #3,506
1991 31 — 31 #3,444
1990 35 — 35 #3,161
1989 28 — 28 #3,569
1988 36 — 36 #2,868
1987 34 — 34 #2,855
1986 30 — 30 #3,057
1985 31 — 31 #2,941
1984 31 — 31 #2,852
1983 38 — 38 #2,433
1982 42 — 42 #2,329
1981 42 — 42 #2,344
1980 41 — 41 #2,346
1979 50 — 50 #2,021
1978 49 — 49 #1,963
1977 50 — 50 #1,952
1976 48 — 48 #1,886
1975 47 — 47 #1,907
1974 68 — 68 #1,465
1973 69 — 69 #1,418
1972 54 — 54 #1,656
1971 46 — 46 #1,878
1970 54 — 54 #1,707
1969 64 — 64 #1,468
1968 65 — 65 #1,390
1967 75 — 75 #1,229
1966 78 — 78 #1,215
1965 79 — 79 #1,208
1964 94 — 94 #1,135
1963 122 — 122 #960
1962 113 — 113 #1,009
1961 129 — 129 #953
1960 131 — 131 #932
1959 136 — 136 #892
1958 141 — 141 #859
1957 195 — 195 #712
1956 171 — 171 #743
1955 180 — 180 #702
1954 211 — 211 #626
1953 239 — 239 #568
1952 182 — 182 #658
1951 156 — 156 #700
1950 155 — 155 #689
1949 160 — 160 #662
1948 166 — 166 #646
1947 206 — 206 #593
1946 164 — 164 #619
1945 169 — 169 #564
1944 163 — 163 #575
1943 165 — 165 #587
1942 205 — 205 #519
1941 229 — 229 #458
1940 203 — 203 #473
1939 238 — 238 #437
1938 267 — 267 #411
1937 281 — 281 #388
1936 244 — 244 #411
1935 301 — 301 #364
1934 294 — 294 #367
1933 315 — 315 #352
1932 317 — 317 #357
1931 368 — 368 #333
1930 365 — 365 #343
1929 371 — 371 #336
1928 354 — 354 #365
1927 426 — 426 #327
1926 413 — 413 #325
1925 389 — 389 #340
1924 458 — 458 #313
1923 408 — 408 #322
1922 454 — 454 #301
1921 463 — 463 #302
1920 558 — 558 #276
1919 414 — 414 #310
1918 457 6 463 #300
1917 487 — 487 #279
1916 449 — 449 #281
1915 472 — 472 #269
1914 353 — 353 #277
1913 289 — 289 #275
1912 224 — 224 #303
1911 168 — 168 #308
1910 141 — 141 #326
1909 163 — 163 #279
1908 184 — 184 #259
1907 137 — 137 #300
1906 147 — 147 #275
1905 141 — 141 #279
1904 138 — 138 #270
1903 121 — 121 #288
1902 124 — 124 #281
1901 120 — 120 #270
1900 157 — 157 #261
1899 131 — 131 #243
1898 183 — 183 #212
1897 124 — 124 #255
1896 112 — 112 #272
1895 122 — 122 #256
1894 102 — 102 #275
1893 116 — 116 #246
1892 87 — 87 #291
1891 74 — 74 #293
1890 74 — 74 #289
1889 61 — 61 #313
1888 63 — 63 #300
1887 45 — 45 #320
1886 49 — 49 #299
1885 40 — 40 #323
1884 40 — 40 #312
1883 22 — 22 #403
1882 22 — 22 #384
1881 15 — 15 #436
1880 18 — 18 #401