girl's name
Neya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 625
Neya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2007, when 19 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1997.
Neya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 |
| 2000s | 123 |
| 2010s | 101 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 51 |
How popular is Neya?
In 2025, Neya was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Neya 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.
How Neya is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Néya | Néya is a rare spelling of Neya, written with an acute accent and recorded about 50 times, mostly in France. | 50 |
| Nëya | Nëya is a rare spelling of Neya, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Neya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Neya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Neya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Neya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Neya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Neya
How popular is the name Neya?
In 2025, Neya was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Neya a girl's or a boy's name?
Neya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Neya most popular?
Neya peaked in 2007, when 19 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Neya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Neya currently ranks #3,097 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.