Given name
Neenah
“a woman who has beautiful eyes”·“a little girl”·“a fiery woman”
Neenah is a variant of Neena. One Hindi interpretation is “a woman who has beautiful eyes.” Neenah is a variant of Nina. Interpretations include “a little girl” and “a fiery woman”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Neenah is a variant of Neena. One Hindi interpretation is “a woman who has beautiful eyes.” Neenah is a variant of Nina. Interpretations include “a little girl” and “a fiery woman”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Neenah is a variant of Neena. An origin associated with Neena is Hindi.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1949. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Neenah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 245
- 0 boys · 245 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 312 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Neenah’s family of names
Neenah has a related form in Nina. Neenah has a related form in Neena.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
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>99% girls
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>99% girls