Given name & surname
Nieva
“from the place covered with snow”
Nieva is a variant of Neva. One Latin interpretation is “from the place covered with snow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nieva is a variant of Neva. One Latin interpretation is “from the place covered with snow.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nieva 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 2010. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nieva through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 24
- 0 boys · 24 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 9 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 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 2019. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 210 as a first name in 2020; 646 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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