How Many People Are Named Nea?
An estimated 386 people in the United States have the first name Nea. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Nea peaked in popularity in 2007 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nea as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nea paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
386
About 1 in 887,965 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2007
16 births
Total Registered
401
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nea
Nea is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 401 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nea as a female name
Ranked #8,779 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (16 births)
Nea: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nea span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 117 babies were registered. While Nea is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nea by Decade
How has Nea tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nea by State
Nea + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nea as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nea
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nea: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nea?
We estimate approximately 386 people named Nea are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 887,965 Americans share this first name.
Is Nea a common name?
Nea is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 401 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nea most popular?
Nea reached peak popularity in 2007, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nea is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nea a female name?
Nea is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nea Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nea Smith, Nea Johnson, Nea Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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