girl's name
Neena
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,880
Neena is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2004, when 48 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 301,477 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1939.
Neena over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 53 |
| 1950s | 158 |
| 1960s | 130 |
| 1970s | 138 |
| 1980s | 268 |
| 1990s | 293 |
| 2000s | 395 |
| 2010s | 258 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 77 |
How popular is Neena?
In 2025, Neena was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Neena is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Neena
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Neena also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Neena over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Neena
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Neena — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Neena
How popular is the name Neena?
In 2025, Neena was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Neena a girl's or a boy's name?
Neena is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Neena most popular?
Neena peaked in 2004, when 48 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Neena a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Neena currently ranks #8,895 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.