Given name & surname
Neff
“a nephew”
Neff is a variant of Nefin. One German interpretation is “a nephew.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Neff is a variant of Nefin. One German interpretation is “a nephew.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Neff is a variant of Nefin. An origin associated with Nefin is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Neff through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 6 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 boys is 6 in 1921. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 21,891 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Neff’s family of names
Neff has a related form in Nefin. In English usage, Neff as a surname has a related form in Neve. In English usage, Neff as a surname has a related form in NAFF.
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Around the world
Neff has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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