Neve
About Neve
Introduced to the American public by actress Neve Campbell; it was her Dutch-born mother's maiden name. Neve is an interesting and fresh new possibility, one which Conan O'Brien chose for his daughter.
Neve Campbell pronounces her name nehv, to rhyme with Bev or Lev. If taken to represent the Italian and Portuguese word for snow, the pronunciation would change to nehv-ay. As an Anglicized form of the Irish Niamh, the correct pronunciation would be neev.
New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern chose the name Neve for her daughter, born while she was in office.
As of October 2026, Neve ranked #3156 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2089 in 2010, Nameberry popularity #680.
Editor's take: The name Neve is a girl's name of Irish, Latin origin meaning "snow".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,439 | 75 | 42 |
| 2015 | #2,706 | 66 | 37 |
| 2016 | #2,894 | 59 | 33.3 |
| 2017 | #3,533 | 44 | 25.5 |
| 2018 | #2,577 | 68 | 40 |
| 2019 | #2,420 | 74 | 44.1 |
| 2020 | #2,771 | 60 | 37.1 |
| 2021 | #2,838 | 60 | 36.6 |
| 2022 | #3,517 | 45 | 27.4 |
| 2023 | #2,667 | 66 | 41.1 |
| 2024 | #3,357 | 47 | 29 |
| 2025 | #3,156 | 51 | 31.7 |
World rankings
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Famous Neves
- Neve Adrianne Campbell
Canadian actress
- Carol "Neve" McIntosh
Scottish actress
- Maria della Neve Adelaide
Princess of Parma; daughter of Robert I, Duke of Parma
- Neve O'Brien (b. 2003)
daughter of comedian and talk show host Conan O'Brien
- Neve Te Aroha Ardern Gayford (b. 2018)
daughter of Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern
Neve in pop culture
- Neve
American pop,rock band
- Neeve
character in the series "The Raven Cycle" by Maggie Stiefvater