Given name & surname
Neiva
“from the place covered with snow”
Neiva is a variant of Neva. One Latin interpretation is “from the place covered with snow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Neiva is a variant of Neva. One Latin interpretation is “from the place covered with snow.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Neiva is a variant of Neva. An origin associated with Neva is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Neiva through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 130
- 0 boys · 130 girls
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,434 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,434 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 27 in 1988. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 259 as a first name in 2020; 142 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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