Given name & surname
Neve
“from the place covered with snow”
Neve is a variant of Neva. One Latin interpretation is “from the place covered with snow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Neve is a variant of Neva. One Latin interpretation is “from the place covered with snow.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Neve 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 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Neve through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,608
- 0 boys · 1,608 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 95 babies
- 2025
- 51
- #3,156 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −12%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 51 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,156 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 11.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 95 in 2010. In 2025, Illinois had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,348 as a first name in 2020; 1,321 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.
Neve’s family of names
Neve has a related form in Neva. In English usage, Neve has a related form in NEAVE. In English usage, Neve as a surname has a related form in NEAVE.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Neve
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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