Name profile

Nevaeh

The word heaven spelled backwards.

Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2025)#165

Meaning and history

Nevaeh is the word heaven spelled backward. The name became popular after Sonny Sandoval of the rock group P.O.D. gave it to his daughter in 2000, and it quickly rose in use in the United States, reaching as high as 25th for girls in 2010.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 5,956 births, rank #43
2007: 6,818 births, rank #31
2008: 6,112 births, rank #34
2009: 6,126 births, rank #34
2010: 6,446 births, rank #25
20112011: 6,127 births, rank #33
2012: 5,412 births, rank #39
2013: 4,786 births, rank #46
2014: 4,264 births, rank #63
2015: 4,028 births, rank #70
20162016: 3,825 births, rank #73
2017: 3,623 births, rank #74
2018: 3,410 births, rank #82
2019: 3,127 births, rank #89
2020: 3,132 births, rank #83
20212021: 3,071 births, rank #86
2022: 2,808 births, rank #96
2023: 2,342 births, rank #117
2024: 2,200 births, rank #133
20252025: 1,828 births, rank #165

Nevaeh moved from #133 to #165 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2007, with 6,818 births.