NameTides

Neve

Neve was the #3,130 girls' name in the US in 2025 (51 babies), and #502 in England & Wales and #1,429 in Canada.

Neve as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Neve as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Neve as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#3,130 (51)#502 (80)#429 (7)——#1,429 (17)
2024#3,335 (47)#583 (67)#295 (12)——#1,234 (20)
2023#2,646 (66)#358 (118)#365 (9)——#1,108 (22)
2022#3,470 (45)#324 (134)#223 (18)——#927 (28)
2021#2,818 (60)#275 (172)#216 (19)#350 (4)—#1,229 (20)
2020#2,748 (60)#286 (163)#293 (12)——#1,295 (18)
2019#2,400 (74)#243 (199)#286 (13)——#970 (27)
2018#2,557 (68)#229 (218)#167 (27)—#896 (3)#817 (34)
2017#3,479 (44)#243 (207)#157 (31)#355 (4)—#816 (34)
2016#2,866 (59)#212 (248)#159 (31)#276 (6)—#949 (28)
2015#2,685 (66)#217 (242)#191 (23)——#864 (31)
2014#2,412 (75)#193 (276)#97 (49)——#870 (31)
2013#2,681 (65)#192 (277)#132 (36)——#739 (38)
2012#2,495 (73)#159 (328)#110 (44)——#734 (38)
2011#2,868 (60)#146 (380)#85 (60)#224 (8)—#595 (48)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2010 at #2,077.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1996.

How common is it?

about 1 in 31,000 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 31,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 3,200uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 2,600uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 8,800uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Neve is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 33,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 22,000 to 1 in 48,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Neve 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: #1,240ILMichigan: 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: #3,095CAUtah: 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
Neve (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5856

Neve (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NeveCanadaGirls#1,42917
NeveEngland & WalesGirls#50280
NeveIrelandGirls—too few
NeveNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
NeveNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
NeveScotlandGirls#4297
NeveUSGirls#3,13051