Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2010

Neve

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,156 Trend ↓ Falling 16%
Rank 2025
#3,156
among girls · ↑217 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
51
named Neve · +9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 31,515
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2010
95 babies
All-time total
1,608
#5,446 all-time among girls
First recorded
1996
in Social Security records

Neve popularity over time

1,608 babies have been named Neve since 1996, 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2010Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 100 10 – #3,275
2000s 500 50 +400% #2,375
2010s 679 68 +36% #2,089
2020s (to 2025) 329 55 -19% #2,667

Where Neve 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 49 0.03 outside top 500
2027 48 0.03 outside top 500
2028 46 0.03 outside top 500
2029 45 0.03 outside top 500
2030 44 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Neve

Neve is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,156 in 2025 with 51 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1996, 1,608 American babies have been named Neve. Its peak came in 2010, when 95 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 Neve stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Neve?

The median living Neve is about 13 years old; half are between 6 and 18. An estimated 1,600 people named Neve are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

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

Neve year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 51 #3,156
2024 47 #3,373
2023 66 #2,667
2022 45 #3,519
2021 60 #2,838
2020 60 #2,771
2019 74 #2,420
2018 68 #2,579
2017 44 #3,535
2016 59 #2,894
2015 66 #2,706
2014 75 #2,440
2013 65 #2,701
2012 73 #2,510
2011 60 #2,893
2010 95 #2,089
2009 61 #2,880
2008 82 #2,375
2007 61 #2,957
2006 70 #2,594
2005 59 #2,818
2004 44 #3,429
2003 45 #3,276
2002 24 #5,041
2001 26 #4,654
2000 28 #4,373
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Famous people named Neve

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Neve Campbell Neve Campbell Canadian actress (born 1973) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Neve?

The median living Neve is about 13 years old. Half of all living Neves are between 6 and 18 years old.

How many people named Neve are alive today?

An estimated 1,600 people named Neve are alive in the United States, based on 1,608 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Neve in 2025?

Neve ranked #3,156 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 51 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Neve?

1,608 babies have been named Neve in the United States since 1996, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Neve most popular?

Neve peaked in 2010, when 95 newborns received the name.

Is Neve a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Neve rising or falling?

Neve has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Neve become more popular?

Neve is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 44 girls named Neve in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Neve?

Well-known people named Neve include Neve Campbell (actor).

Names like Neve

Names that sound and feel close to Neve: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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