Given name & surname
Nev
“from the new village”
Nev is a variant of Neville. One French interpretation is “from the new village.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nev is a variant of Neville. One French interpretation is “from the new village.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nev is a variant of Neville. An origin associated with Neville is French.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Nev is a diminutive of Neville.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Nev is a variant of Neville. The history of Neville gives this family its wider story. Neville’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Nev through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 35
- 0 boys · 35 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,585 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,585 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include a sample rank of No. 69,685 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nev’s family of names
In English usage, Nev is a diminutive of Neville. In Greek usage, Nev as a surname is a transliteration of Νεβ. Nev has a related form in Neville.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
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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