Given name & surname
Neda
“born on a Sunday”
Neda is used as a given name and a surname. One Slavic interpretation is “born on a Sunday.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Slavic interpretation is “born on a Sunday.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Slavic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1889. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Neda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,189
- 0 boys · 2,189 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 48 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,398 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +2%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,398 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 2.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 48 in 1987. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,088 as a first name in 2020; 117 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Neda’s family of names
Neda has a related form in Nedda. Neda has a related form in Neddie. Neda has a related form in Nedaa.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Neda
- Neda Agha-SoltanIranian musician and journalist1982–2009
- Neda ArnerićSerbian actress (1953–2020)
- Neda UkradenYugoslavian and Serbian singerborn 1950
- Neda BokanSerbian mathematicianborn 1947
- Neda HassaniIranian suicide victim1977–2003
- Neda BahiTunisian para athletics competitorborn 1992
- Neda ShahsavariIranian table tennis playerborn 1986
- Neda NaldiItalian actor and screenwriter (1913–1993)
- Neda JebraeiliIranian actorborn 1990
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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