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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Neha

Gender

Female

Origin

Indian
Love, Rain

Pronunciation

ne-ha

More about the name

Neha is a popular Hindi/ Sanskrit Indian feminine given name, often found in the Hindu community. It means 'love' / 'affection', 'rain' / 'downpour', and is sometimes translated as 'beautiful eyes'.
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Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #1038, 223 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5554, 22 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
202522
202421
202329
202220
202120
202023
201928
201836
201738
201638

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #454, 89 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2277, 12 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202512
202410
202312
202213
202112
202010
20198
201818
201727
201626

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #1608, 21 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3214, 7 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20237
202221
202110
202018
201918
201816
201711
20166
201510
20144

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #582, 6 births); most recent 2013 (rank #892, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #653, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #247, 13 births); most recent 2009 (rank #554, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence