How Many People Are Named Neva?
An estimated 6,266 people in the United States have the first name Neva. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Neva peaked in popularity in 1920 with 558 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Neva 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 Neva paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,266
About 1 in 54,701 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1920
558 births
Total Registered
21,179
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Neva
Neva is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 21,179 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Neva as a male name
Ranked #4,036 in 1918
6 male births in 1918
Peak: 1918 (6 births)
Neva as a female name
Ranked #3,726 in 2024
41 female births in 2024
Peak: 1920 (558 births)
Neva: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Neva span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 4,294 babies were registered. Neva has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Neva by Decade
How has Neva 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.
Neva by State
Birth registrations for Neva span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Wyoming, South Carolina, Maryland. On average, about 339 Nevas were registered per state.
Neva + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Neva as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Neva
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Neva: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Neva?
We estimate approximately 6,266 people named Neva 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 54,701 Americans share this first name.
Is Neva a common name?
Neva is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 21,179 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Neva most popular?
Neva reached peak popularity in 1920, when 558 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Neva is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Neva a female name?
Neva is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Neva Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Neva Smith, Neva Johnson, Neva 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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