Neev
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- NEEV
- Origin
- Hindi
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,162 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,035 for boys
Neev is a name of Hindi origin, meaning “foundation”. In 2025 it ranked 1,162nd for boys in the UK (27 babies) and 2,035th for boys in the US (73 babies).
What does Neev mean?
Hindi: Hindi word; also a phonetic spelling of Irish Niamh
“foundation”
As a Hindi name it comes from the word for the foundation of a building; as a girl's name it may follow Niamh.
Is Neev a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Neev has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 27 boys in the UK and 73 boys in the US.
How popular is Neev in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,162nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27 about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 104% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the UK were named Neev, making it the 1,162nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,657th. 3 girls were also named Neev in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Neev of any year since it first appeared, in 2006.
Half of all the boys named Neev in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 10% of the babies named Neev in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,093rd in England and Wales.
Neev in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #1,162 |
| 2024 | 14 | #1,825 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,657 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,436 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
How popular is Neev in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,035th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 73 about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 73 boys in the US were named Neev, making it the 2,035th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,845th. It first appears in the records in 2001.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Neev of any year since it first appeared, in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Neev in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 79 boys in the US were given Neev or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,694, up from #2,035 for this spelling alone.
- Neev 73
- Niv 6
Neev in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73 | #2,035 |
| 2024 | 70 | #2,120 |
| 2023 | 57 | #2,386 |
| 2022 | 54 | #2,516 |
| 2021 | 68 | #2,108 |
| 2020 | 42 | #2,845 |
| 2019 | 58 | #2,338 |
| 2018 | 65 | #2,146 |
| 2017 | 61 | #2,185 |
| 2016 | 54 | #2,387 |
| 2015 | 49 | #2,527 |
| 2014 | 39 | #2,927 |
| 2013 | 36 | #3,058 |
| 2012 | 29 | #3,622 |
| 2011 | 28 | #3,694 |
| 2010 | 28 | #3,707 |
| 2009 | 35 | #3,222 |
| 2008 | 28 | #3,741 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,207 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
Names like Neev
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Krishiv, Dhruv, Veer, Shiv, Shivansh, Vihaan, Yuvraj, Avyaan, Atharv, Krish, Aviraj
Other spellings of Neev
Names related to Neev
More Hindi names
Prisha, Saanvi, Meera, Riya, Jiya, Diya, Reyansh, Sai, Shanaya, Aarush, Rivaan, Samaira, Rishaan, Sanaya, Tulsi, Muskan
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Neev: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/neev, updated 20 October 2026.