Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2019

Neema

Gender Unisex · 75% girls Rank 2025 #4,523 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#4,523
among girls · ↓168 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
31
named Neema · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 51,847
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
47 babies
All-time total
1,040
#8,863 all-time among girls
First recorded
1972
in Social Security records

Neema popularity over time

1,040 babies have been named Neema since 1972, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 52 7 59 6 – #6,085
1980s 54 94 148 15 +151% #4,226
1990s 61 119 180 18 +22% #7,889
2000s 131 36 167 17 -7% #6,249
2010s 280 – 280 28 +68% #3,371
2020s (to 2025) 206 – 206 34 +23% #3,540

Where Neema is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 31 0.02 outside top 500
2027 30 0.02 outside top 500
2028 30 0.02 outside top 500
2029 30 0.02 outside top 500
2030 29 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Neema

Neema is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,523 in 2025 with 31 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1972, 1,040 American babies have been named Neema, about 75% girls and 25% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2019, when 47 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Neema stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Neema?

The median living Neema is about 17 years old; half are between 7 and 32. An estimated 1,000 people named Neema are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Neema year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 31 #4,523 – –
2024 33 #4,355 – –
2023 33 #4,340 – –
2022 35 #4,177 – –
2021 44 #3,540 – –
2020 30 #4,519 – –
2019 47 #3,371 – –
2018 32 #4,428 – –
2017 30 #4,665 – –
2016 32 #4,499 – –
2015 28 #4,945 – –
2014 32 #4,523 – –
2013 17 #7,293 – –
2012 20 #6,514 – –
2011 20 #6,502 – –
2010 22 #6,122 – –
2009 22 #6,249 – –
2008 17 #7,651 – –
2007 22 #6,262 – –
2006 14 #8,593 – –
2005 8 #12,691 5 #12,774
2004 12 #9,117 5 #12,649
2003 10 #10,216 5 #12,181
2002 7 #13,230 10 #6,901
2001 7 #13,074 6 #10,153
2000 12 #8,403 5 #11,628
1995 6 #12,874 10 #5,780
1990 6 #12,425 11 #4,896
1985 – – 9 #4,577
1980 6 #9,945 8 #4,814
1975 7 #7,705 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
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1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Neema, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Neema?

The median living Neema is about 17 years old. Half of all living Neemas are between 7 and 32 years old.

How many people named Neema are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Neema are alive in the United States, based on 1,040 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Neema in 2025?

Neema ranked #4,523 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 31 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Neema?

1,040 babies have been named Neema in the United States since 1972, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Neema most popular?

Neema peaked in 2019, when 47 newborns received the name.

Is Neema a boy or girl name?

Neema is used for both: about 75% of babies named Neema have been girls and 25% boys.

Is the name Neema rising or falling?

Neema is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Neema become more popular?

Neema looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 29 girls named Neema in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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