The baby name Neva is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NEE-vah (ˈniːvə),NEH-vah (ˈnɛvə).
The baby name Neva is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NEE-vah (ˈniːvə),NEH-vah (ˈnɛvə).
Neva is Irish, Latin, Russian, Slavic, Spanish in Origin.
Neva is a multifaceted given name with several roots. In Spanish contexts it echoes nieve 'snow' and nevada 'snowfall,' lending the sense snowy or white; in English it also serves as a clipped form of Geneva. As a Slavic/Russian toponym, Neva names the river through St. Petersburg, likely from a Finnic word neva meaning marsh or peat bog. These strands give Neva a semantic range of snow/whiteness or wetland/river.
The name gained currency in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, fitting the era’s taste for brisk, two-syllable names and place-inspired choices; it has since become uncommon but remains familiar. Variants and related forms include Neve, Nevaeh (modern coinage), Geneva (long form), Nevena (South Slavic), and Nevada. Diminutives or short forms may be Nev or Nevie. Overall meanings: snowy; or, by the toponymic route, from the Neva River.
| Name | Last Name(s) | Mother | Mother famous for | Fame Level | Father | Father famous for | Fame Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neva | Portman | Natalia Vodianova | model | ★★★★★ |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Girls | 2024 | #1 | — | 417 |
| Ireland | Girls | 2018 | #1 | — | 934 |
| HN | Girls | 0 | #38 | 1 | 884 |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| SI | 0 | #75 | 6 | 1,612 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #100 | 3 | 3,319 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #105 | 31 | 1,786 |
| PH | 0 | #109 | 2 | 5,607 | |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #136 | 2 | 1,651 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #143 | 32 | 2,769 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #150 | 5 | 4,685 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #150 | 2 | 4,216 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| Belgium | Girls | 2024 | #168 | 18 | 424 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #176 | 4 | 1,568 |
| HR | 0 | #177 | 5 | 2,081 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #216 | 2 | 4,575 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #226 | 2 | 4,141 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #229 | 3 | 3,559 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 41 | 3,687 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #274 | 5 | 7,507 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #281 | 5 | 2,795 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #286 | 4 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #356 | 3 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #359 | 3 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #363 | 43 | 3,185 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| BO | 0 | #404 | 5 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #409 | 4 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #471 | 4 | 14,421 | |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #520 | 4 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #521 | 5 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #523 | 4 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #544 | 4 | 10,981 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #554 | 8 | 19,177 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #583 | 29 | 9,488 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #641 | 5 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #643 | 8 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| IT | 0 | #696 | 19 | 4,183 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #709 | 30 | 3,895 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #826 | 13 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #838 | 14 | 14,098 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #874 | 86 | 14,742 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #876 | 41 | 8,487 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #921 | 15 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #925 | 19 | 14,861 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #932 | 10 | 12,708 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #945 | 11 | 5,933 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #971 | 13 | 5,561 |
| TR | 0 | #973 | 242 | 19,440 | |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #976 | 6 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,122 | 20 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,133 | 46 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,138 | 311 | 9,415 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,145 | 8 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,162 | 22 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,196 | 4 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Neva is popular in 73 countries — most recent births per country:
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