NameTides

Neha

Neha was the #5,554 girls' name in the US in 2025 (22 babies), and #2,278 in England & Wales and #2,475 in Canada.

Neha as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Neha as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Neha as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#5,554 (22)#2,278 (12)——#2,475 (8)
2024#5,799 (21)#2,575 (10)——#2,975 (6)
2023#4,655 (29)#2,201 (12)——#2,900 (6)
2022#5,984 (20)#2,058 (13)———
2021#5,955 (20)#2,201 (12)——#2,616 (7)
2020#5,314 (23)#2,449 (10)——#2,591 (7)
2019#4,773 (28)#2,869 (8)——#2,374 (8)
2018#4,001 (36)#1,649 (18)——#2,587 (7)
2017#3,919 (38)#1,258 (27)——#2,179 (9)
2016#3,923 (38)#1,278 (26)——#3,294 (5)
2015#3,429 (46)#1,452 (22)#653 (4)—#1,427 (16)
2014#2,615 (67)#1,040 (34)——#2,026 (10)
2013#2,236 (83)#959 (38)—#894 (3)#1,913 (11)
2012#2,115 (90)#1,099 (31)—#768 (4)#1,350 (18)
2011#2,103 (91)#673 (58)#810 (3)#695 (5)#1,361 (17)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2000 at #966.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1969.

How common is it?

about 1 in 71,000 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 71,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 19,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Neha is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 65,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 46,000 to 1 in 93,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Neha 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: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: 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: #2,487CAUtah: 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
Neha (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
NehaCanadaGirls#2,4758
NehaEngland & WalesGirls#2,27812
NehaIrelandGirls—too few
NehaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
NehaScotlandGirls—too few
NehaUSGirls#5,55422