A Irish name gently fading from the charts.
A surname from Middle English.
Neve is a girl's baby name of Irish origin, an anglicization of the Old Irish Niamh, meaning 'bright' or 'radiant.'
In Irish mythology, Niamh of the Golden Hair was a goddess of the Otherworld who swept the hero Oisín away to a land of eternal youth on her white horse. Actress Neve Campbell brought this spelling to wide English-speaking audiences in the 1990s. Brief, luminous, and steeped in Celtic legend.
Neve has 29+ years of history in the U.S., first appearing in 1996.
| Decade | Births | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 278 | ▼ |
| 2010s | 679 | ▲ |
| 2000s | 500 | ▲ |
| 1990s | 100 | — |
| Year | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47 | #3357 |
| 2023 | 66 | #2667 |
| 2022 | 45 | #3517 |
| 2021 | 60 | #2838 |
| 2020 | 60 | #2771 |
| 2019 | 74 | #2420 |
| 2018 | 68 | #2577 |
| 2017 | 44 | #3533 |
| 2016 | 59 | #2894 |
| 2015 | 66 | #2706 |
| 2014 | 75 | #2439 |
| 2013 | 65 | #2701 |
| 2012 | 73 | #2510 |
| 2011 | 60 | #2893 |
| 2010 | 95 | #2089 |
| 2009 | 61 | #2880 |
| 2008 | 82 | #2375 |
| 2007 | 61 | #2955 |
| 2006 | 70 | #2594 |
| 2005 | 59 | #2818 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Showing years with 5+ recorded births.
Last updated May 2026 · Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (1996–2024) · Methodology