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Neave

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Neave: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #359 to #2096.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#359#2096
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#2096
1997#1074
1998#701
1999#653
2000#607
2001#593
2002#702
2003#818
2004#500
2005#625
2006#665
2007#637
2008#618
2009#586
2010#655
2011#594
2012#587
2013#584
2014#359
2015#437
2016#481
2017#560
2018#633
2019#632
2020#571
2021#634
2022#706
2023#657
2024#722
2025#922

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #431 among girls in Scotland, #722 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 19962025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2096 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #359 among girls in England and Wales, in 2014 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #922 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #359 in England and Wales in 2014.

Neave's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#92238HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#72252HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#65755HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#70652HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#63461HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#57169HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#63262HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#63364HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#56077HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#48191HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#437101HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#359126HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#58470HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#58772HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#59468HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#65557HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#58665HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#61860HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#63755HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#66547HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#62550HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#50066HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#81832HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#70237HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#59345HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#60743HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#65337HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#70134HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#107418HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#20967HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#4317HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Neave is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Neave, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#359 in 2014
Scotland20241#431 in 2024

Its high point came 10 years earlier in England and Wales (2014) than in Scotland (2024).

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #359 in England and Wales in 2014. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.