How Many People Are Named Neve?
An estimated 1,541 people in the United States have the first name Neve. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Neve peaked in popularity in 2010 with 95 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Neve 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 Neve paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Neve is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,541
About 1 in 222,423 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2010
95 births
Total Registered
1,557
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Neve
Neve is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,557 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Neve as a female name
Ranked #3,357 in 2024
47 female births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (95 births)
Neve: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Neve span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 679 babies were registered. While Neve is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Neve by Decade
How has Neve 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.
Neve by State
Birth registrations for Neve span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Texas, Ohio, Indiana. On average, about 42 Neves were registered per state.
Neve + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Neve as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Neve
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Neve: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Neve?
We estimate approximately 1,541 people named Neve 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 222,423 Americans share this first name.
Is Neve a common name?
Neve is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,557 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Neve most popular?
Neve reached peak popularity in 2010, when 95 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Neve is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Neve a female name?
Neve is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Neve Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Neve Smith, Neve Johnson, Neve 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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