Neyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NAY-a
- Origin
- Modern
Neyah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Neyah come from?
Modern: spelling of Neya; modern variant of Niya or Naya
Meaning borrowed from Neya.
Is Neyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Neyah is a girls' name.
How popular is Neyah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the girls named Neyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Neyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 13 | #8,390 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
Names like Neyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zaniyah, Kaliyah, Zaliyah, Jaliyah, Naziyah, Aaliyah, Zayla, Kamiyah, Aziyah, Safa, Alaiyah, Hadassah
Names related to Neyah
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
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, “Neyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/neyah, updated 20 October 2026.