Neve
Girl · NEEV · Irish
Neve is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “bright, radiant”. In 2025 it ranked 506th for girls in the UK (87 babies) and 3,130th for girls in the US (51 babies).
What does Neve mean?
Irish: anglicised spelling of Niamh
“bright, radiant”
A spelling of Niamh, the golden-haired otherworld woman who carried Oisin away to Tir na nOg in Irish legend.
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Is Neve a girl's or a boy's name?
Neve is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 87 girls in the UK and 51 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Neve in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #506among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 87about 1 in 3,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 54% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 87 girls in the UK were named Neve, making it the 506th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 303rd. Its busiest year was 2008, with 539 girls.
Half of all the girls named Neve in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 483 girls in the UK were given Neve or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #133, up from #506 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 502nd in England and Wales and 429th in Scotland.
Neve in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 87 | #506 |
| 2024 | 79 | #547 |
| 2023 | 127 | #371 |
| 2022 | 152 | #320 |
| 2021 | 195 | #266 |
| 2020 | 175 | #303 |
| 2019 | 212 | #251 |
| 2018 | 245 | #228 |
| 2017 | 242 | #234 |
| 2016 | 285 | #208 |
| 2015 | 265 | #223 |
| 2014 | 325 | #184 |
| 2013 | 313 | #191 |
| 2012 | 372 | #160 |
| 2011 | 448 | #141 |
| 2010 | 472 | #134 |
| 2009 | 488 | #124 |
| 2008 | 539 | #116 |
| 2007 | 515 | #119 |
| 2006 | 519 | #117 |
| 2005 | 407 | #146 |
| 2004 | 439 | #136 |
| 2003 | 313 | #169 |
| 2002 | 266 | #175 |
| 2001 | 277 | #171 |
| 2000 | 276 | #179 |
| 1999 | 213 | #226 |
| 1998 | 149 | #287 |
| 1997 | 40 | #697 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Neve in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,130among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 51about 1 in 32,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 51 girls in the US were named Neve, making it the 3,130th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,748th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 95 girls. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Neve in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 113 girls in the US were given Neve or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,559, up from #3,130 for this spelling alone.
Neve in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51 | #3,130 |
| 2024 | 47 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 66 | #2,646 |
| 2022 | 45 | #3,469 |
| 2021 | 60 | #2,818 |
| 2020 | 60 | #2,748 |
| 2019 | 74 | #2,400 |
| 2018 | 68 | #2,557 |
| 2017 | 44 | #3,478 |
| 2016 | 59 | #2,866 |
| 2015 | 66 | #2,685 |
| 2014 | 75 | #2,412 |
| 2013 | 65 | #2,680 |
| 2012 | 73 | #2,495 |
| 2011 | 60 | #2,867 |
| 2010 | 95 | #2,077 |
| 2009 | 61 | #2,851 |
| 2008 | 82 | #2,354 |
| 2007 | 61 | #2,930 |
| 2006 | 70 | #2,579 |
| 2005 | 59 | #2,783 |
| 2004 | 44 | #3,387 |
| 2003 | 45 | #3,228 |
| 2002 | 24 | #4,902 |
| 2001 | 26 | #4,559 |
| 2000 | 28 | #4,286 |
| 1999 | 25 | #4,440 |
| 1998 | 38 | #3,219 |
| 1997 | 29 | #3,812 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
Names like Neve
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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