Neeve

A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning bright; radiant; a form of niamh or neave.

Babies a year
4
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4867
4 babies

Neeve by the numbers

In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Neeve. In the US, 5 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 7 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.

Spelled almost the same

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

  • Nevesnow; from nix nevis80 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Neavebright or radiant; a form of Niamh38 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nievesnow; a form of Nieves20 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Neivebright or radiant; variant of Niamh3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Neev27 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Neeva11 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean light

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

  • Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
  • Eleanorshining light5,519 in the US (2017)
  • Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
  • Claireclear, bright4,683 in the US (2017)
  • Lucyborn of light4,564 in the US (2017)
  • Elenashining light3,863 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Neeve

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