Neave is a distinctive choice, ranked #722 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Neave in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#722
About the Name Neave
Neave has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 151 places in five years. It was most popular in 2014 at #359 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Neave is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Neave
Unlikely. With around 52 UK babies named Neave per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Neave in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Neave has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 151 places in the last five years. Its peak was #359 in 2014. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Neave is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Neave include: Mark Neave — Mark Neave is an English cricketer.; Sean Neave — Sean Thomas Neave is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Newcastle United.; Guy Neave — Guy Richard Neave is a British social scientist and Emeritus Professor of Comparative Higher Education Policy Studies at the University of Twente, known for....
Neave does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Neaves in the wild.
52
UK babies named Neave (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 151 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Neave
Likely around 1 other Neave in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Neave
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Sean Thomas Neave is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Newcastle United. He is an England youth international.
Guy Richard Neave is a British social scientist and Emeritus Professor of Comparative Higher Education Policy Studies at the University of Twente, known for his work on higher education in Europe.
On 30 March 1979, Airey Neave, British Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, was assassinated by the Irish National Liberation Army with a bomb fixed under his car. The bomb detonated in the car park of the Palace of Westminster in London and mortally wounded Neave, who died shortly after being admitted to hospital.
Richard Neave is a British expert in forensic facial reconstruction. Neave became an expert in anatomical art and was on the staff of the Unit of Art in Medicine at the University of Manchester.