Neena

A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning blue; a form of Nina.

Babies a year
30
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Neena by the numbers

Neena was given to 30 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 48 babies in 2004, making it a 2000s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Neena. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Neelablue48 in the US (2017)
  • Neemablessing30 in the US (2017)
  • Nenaa form of Nene; girl, young woman19 in the US (2017)
  • Neerawater, liquid11 in the US (2017)
  • Nevenaneveina; snowy or wintry9 in the US (2017)
  • Neeva11 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean blue

Like Neena, each of these has blue in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Indigoindigo dye; deep blue color82 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Sapphireprecious blue gemstone; from sappheiros60 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Saphirasapphire; precious blue stone; a form of Sapphira141 in the US (2017)
  • Niladark blue; indigo64 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Azulblue116 in the US (2017)
  • Neelblue, sapphire115 in the US (2017)

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