Neha
2 syllables
♀ Female ◎ Bengali / Gujarati / Hindi / Indian / Kannada / Malayalam / Marathi / Punjabi / Telugu / Tamil ◈ 2 syllables
"Gracious, loving, or desire."

From Bengali / Gujarati / Hindi / Indian / Kannada / Malayalam / Marathi / Punjabi / Telugu / Tamil

Gracious, loving, or desire. Read more about the origin of this name below ↓

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Neha at a glance
MeaningGracious, loving, or desire.
OriginBengali / Gujarati / Hindi / Indian / Kannada / Malayalam / Marathi / Punjabi / Telugu / Tamil
GenderFemale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 1
US Rank (today)#4862
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Origin & history of Neha
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Bengali / Gujarati / Hindi / Indian / Kannada / Malayalam / Marathi / Punjabi / Telugu / Tamil roots
Neha comes from the Bengali / Gujarati / Hindi / Indian / Kannada / Malayalam / Marathi / Punjabi / Telugu / Tamil tradition, meaning Gracious, loving, or desire..
How popular is Neha?
2004 peak year
Today, Neha is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #4862), with only about 30 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2004, 223 babies were given the name (ranked #1040 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. Neha has been declining in recent years. In all, around 4,329 babies have been registered as Neha since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
223 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,040)
30 Avg. per year
(last decade)
300 Total registrations
last 10 years
4,329 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #4,862) Moderate
↓ Declining in recent years
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Numerology of Neha
1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
🌟Natural leader
Independent
🔥Ambitious
💎Original thinker
N5
E5
H8
A1
Sum: 19 → Life path 1
Personality of Neha
🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
💡
Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
🔑
Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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