Neave
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning bright or radiant; a form of Niamh.
Neave by the numbers
In 2025, 38 babies in England and Wales were named Neave. In the US, 16 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Other names that come from Niamh
Like Neave, each of these traces back to Niamh: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Neave. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Nevesnow; from nix nevis80 in England and Wales (2025)
- Neevebright; radiant; a form of niamh or neave4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Neivebright or radiant; variant of Niamh3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Neaveh9 in the US (2017)
- Nievesnow; a form of Nieves20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nealaa form of Niamh; bright, radiant19 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Neave
Names that are said the same way as Neave, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Neev27 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean light
Like Neave, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Neave
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