Neiman
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NEE-man
- Origin
- Germanic
Neiman is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “new man”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Neiman mean?
Germanic: anglicised spelling of the German and Jewish surname Neumann
“new man”
Familiar from the Dallas department store Neiman Marcus, founded in 1907.
Is Neiman a girl's or a boy's name?
Neiman is a boys' name.
How popular is Neiman in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Neiman in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Neiman in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,400 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,046 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,331 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,198 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,002 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
Names like Neiman
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan, Brennan, Brayden, Declan, Kenan, Aiden, Logan, Keenan, Ronan, Teagan, Kayden, Dylan
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles
Sources
Figures from 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, “Neiman: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/neiman, updated 20 October 2026.