How Many People Are Named Neha?
An estimated 4,213 people in the United States have the first name Neha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Neha peaked in popularity in 2004 with 223 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Neha 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 Neha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,213
About 1 in 81,356 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2004
223 births
Total Registered
4,329
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Neha
Neha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,329 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Neha as a female name
Ranked #5,895 in 2024
21 female births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (223 births)
Neha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Neha span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,890 babies were registered. Neha has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Neha by Decade
How has Neha 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.
Neha by State
Birth registrations for Neha span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, New York. The lowest are in Indiana, Oregon, Connecticut. On average, about 138 Nehas were registered per state.
Neha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Neha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Neha
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Neha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Neha?
We estimate approximately 4,213 people named Neha 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 81,356 Americans share this first name.
Is Neha a common name?
Neha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,329 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Neha most popular?
Neha reached peak popularity in 2004, when 223 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Neha is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Neha a female name?
Neha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Neha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Neha Smith, Neha Johnson, Neha 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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