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Neda

/ˈneɪdə/ · 100% girls · 15 born in 2025

Neda has been given to about 2,189 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1987, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈneɪdə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,744
Median age today39 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Neda per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1987 · 48
  • Born in 202515
  • All time2,189

How popular is Neda?

Its best year was 1987, when 48 babies were given the name, ranking 2259th. The typical living American called Neda is about 39 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Neda

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Nelda0.85
  2. Veda0.81
  3. Eda0.81
  4. Nedra0.79
  5. Neva0.75
  6. Nena0.75
  7. Neha0.75
  8. Nada0.74

Middle names for Neda

Ranked by flow score
  1. Neda Josephine0.84
  2. Neda Rose0.83
  3. Neda Louise0.83
  4. Neda June0.82
  5. Neda Pearl0.82
  6. Neda Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Neda

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Santosbrother · 0.83
  2. Georginasister · 0.83
  3. Aureliobrother · 0.82
  4. Marcelbrother · 0.82
  5. Elishaeither · 0.77
  6. Marasister · 0.76

Where Neda is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Neda White0.78
  2. Neda Reyes0.78
  3. Neda Moore0.78
  4. Neda Lee0.78
  5. Neda Hill0.78
  6. Neda Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Neda

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Neda across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.