NameTides

Nea

Nea was the #6,838 girls' name in the US in 2025 (16 babies), and #2,788 in England & Wales.

Nea as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Nea as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Nea as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#6,838 (16)#2,788 (9)—
2024#8,443 (12)#4,844 (4)—
2023#13,462 (6)#4,057 (5)—
2022#11,231 (8)——
2021#11,146 (8)——
2020#12,142 (7)—#2,873 (6)
2019#10,473 (9)#4,686 (4)—
2018#8,617 (12)#4,684 (4)—
2017#9,943 (10)#5,765 (3)—
2016#8,875 (12)#5,785 (3)—
2015#9,481 (11)#4,736 (4)—
2014#13,069 (7)——
2013#8,135 (14)#5,742 (3)—
2012#12,199 (8)#5,876 (3)—
2011#10,374 (10)#5,785 (3)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #6,838.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1932.

How common is it?

about 1 in 100,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 100,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 28,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Nea is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 100,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 60,000 to 1 in 170,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Nea by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Nea (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NeaCanadaGirls—too few
NeaEngland & WalesGirls#2,7889
NeaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
NeaUSGirls#6,83816