girls' name ★ peaked 2007

Nevaeh

Meaning From heaven, spelled backwards Gender Girl Rank 2025 #165 Trend ↓ Falling 32%

From heaven, spelled backwards.

Rank 2025
#165
among girls · ↓32 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,828
named Nevaeh · -17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 879
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2007
6,856 babies
All-time total
98,924
#381 all-time among girls
First recorded
1997
in Social Security records

Nevaeh popularity over time

98,924 babies have been named Nevaeh since 1997, 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
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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 – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 18 – 18 2 – #11,090
2000s 38,050 324 38,374 3,837 +213089% #31
2010s 45,048 76 45,124 4,512 +18% #25
2020s (to 2025) 15,381 27 15,408 2,568 -43% #83

Where Nevaeh 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 1,712 1.07 #181
2027 1,619 1.01 #193
2028 1,544 0.96 #200
2029 1,483 0.92 #205
2030 1,433 0.89 #212

Where Nevaeh is most popular

Girls named Nevaeh per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.51 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, West Virginia, and Mississippi.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Nevaeh born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 120 4.93 +227%
West Virginia 108 4.12 +173%
Mississippi 189 4.04 +168%
Alaska 32 3.72 +146%
Hawaii 41 3.58 +137%
Louisiana 296 3.38 +124%
Alabama 314 3.34 +122%
Arkansas 169 3.20 +112%
Wyoming 13 3.05 +102%
South Carolina 270 3.00 +99%
Nevada 136 2.93 +94%
Delaware 31 2.73 +81%
Georgia 575 2.53 +68%
North Carolina 558 2.45 +62%
Tennessee 368 2.32 +54%
Arizona 322 2.29 +52%
Kentucky 195 2.28 +51%
Oklahoma 164 2.23 +48%
District of Columbia 25 2.11 +40%
Indiana 295 2.10 +39%
Florida 857 2.00 +33%
Michigan 347 1.91 +26%
Missouri 228 1.89 +25%
South Dakota 27 1.89 +25%
Rhode Island 23 1.84 +22%
Iowa 106 1.81 +20%
Virginia 306 1.80 +19%
Nebraska 64 1.78 +18%
Texas 1,418 1.76 +17%
North Dakota 23 1.75 +16%
California 1,451 1.73 +14%
Idaho 57 1.70 +13%
Maryland 179 1.69 +12%
Ohio 392 1.65 +9%
Kansas 92 1.59 +6%
Oregon 103 1.58 +5%
Pennsylvania 366 1.55 ≈ national
Colorado 170 1.52 ≈ national
Illinois 348 1.52 ≈ national
Wisconsin 152 1.48 ≈ national
Vermont 7 1.44 ≈ national
Connecticut 84 1.44 ≈ national
Washington 199 1.38 -9%
Utah 109 1.31 -13%
New Hampshire 24 1.30 -14%
Minnesota 137 1.27 -16%
Maine 17 1.10 -27%
Massachusetts 120 0.992 -34%
New Jersey 173 0.958 -37%
New York 378 0.955 -37%
Montana 5 0.369 -76%

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Nevaeh

Nevaeh is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #165 in 2025 with 1,828 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1997, 98,924 American babies have been named Nevaeh. Its peak came in 2007, when 6,856 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Nevaeh stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Nevaeh?

The median living Nevaeh is about 14 years old; half are between 8 and 18. An estimated 98 thousand people named Nevaeh are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

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

Nevaeh 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 1,828 #165 – –
2024 2,200 #133 5 #13,652
2023 2,342 #117 – –
2022 2,808 #96 9 #8,788
2021 3,071 #86 6 #11,729
2020 3,132 #83 7 #10,276
2019 3,127 #89 – –
2018 3,410 #83 – –
2017 3,623 #74 5 #13,676
2016 3,825 #73 6 #11,732
2015 4,028 #70 9 #8,515
2014 4,264 #63 6 #11,711
2013 4,786 #46 16 #5,566
2012 5,412 #39 – –
2011 6,127 #33 18 #5,135
2010 6,446 #25 16 #5,661
2009 6,126 #34 27 #3,890
2008 6,112 #34 36 #3,203
2007 6,818 #31 38 #3,067
2006 5,956 #43 45 #2,646
2005 4,560 #69 56 #2,176
2004 3,181 #104 35 #2,940
2003 2,300 #145 31 #3,092
2002 1,699 #189 29 #3,163
2001 1,199 #266 27 #3,296
2000 99 #1,772 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Nevaeh?

The median living Nevaeh is about 14 years old. Half of all living Nevaehs are between 8 and 18 years old.

How many people named Nevaeh are alive today?

An estimated 98 thousand people named Nevaeh are alive in the United States, based on 98,924 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Nevaeh mean?

From heaven, spelled backwards.

How popular is the name Nevaeh in 2025?

Nevaeh ranked #165 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,828 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Nevaeh?

98,924 babies have been named Nevaeh in the United States since 1997, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Nevaeh most popular?

Nevaeh peaked in 2007, when 6,856 newborns received the name.

Is Nevaeh a boy or girl name?

Nevaeh is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Nevaeh rising or falling?

Nevaeh is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Nevaeh become more popular?

Nevaeh is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,433 girls named Nevaeh in 2030, which would rank around #212. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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