Neema is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2019 and remains in steady use.
Neema is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,523 for girl births in the United States (and #7,838 across all names), given to 31 babies. Neema was first reported in SSA data in 1972 and peaked in 2019 (47 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | #4,523 | — |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | #4,355 | — |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | #4,340 | — |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | #4,177 | — |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | #3,540 | — |
| 2020 | 30 | 30 | #4,519 | — |
| 2019 | 47 | 47 | #3,371 | — |
| 2018 | 32 | 32 | #4,428 | — |
| 2017 | 30 | 30 | #4,665 | — |
| 2016 | 32 | 32 | #4,499 | — |
| 2015 | 28 | 28 | #4,945 | — |
| 2014 | 32 | 32 | #4,523 | — |
| 2013 | 17 | 17 | #7,293 | — |
| 2012 | 20 | 20 | #6,514 | — |
| 2011 | 20 | 20 | #6,502 | — |
| 2010 | 22 | 22 | #6,122 | — |
| 2009 | 22 | 22 | #6,249 | — |
| 2008 | 17 | 17 | #7,651 | — |
| 2007 | 22 | 22 | #6,262 | — |
| 2006 | 14 | 14 | #8,593 | — |
| 2005 | 13 | 13 | #12,691 | #12,774 |
| 2004 | 17 | 17 | #9,117 | #12,649 |
| 2003 | 15 | 15 | #10,216 | #12,181 |
| 2002 | 17 | 17 | #13,230 | #6,901 |
| 2001 | 13 | 13 | #13,074 | #10,153 |
| 2000 | 17 | 17 | #8,403 | #11,628 |
| 1999 | 24 | 24 | #13,925 | #4,107 |
| 1998 | 19 | 19 | #7,889 | #8,186 |
| 1997 | 24 | — | #10,509 | #4,179 |
| 1996 | 21 | — | #10,254 | #4,804 |
| 1995 | 16 | — | #12,874 | #5,780 |
| 1994 | 14 | — | — | #4,464 |
| 1993 | 14 | — | #10,262 | #8,367 |
| 1992 | 17 | — | #11,320 | #5,532 |
| 1991 | 14 | — | — | #4,161 |
| 1990 | 17 | — | #12,425 | #4,896 |
| 1989 | 20 | — | #9,374 | #4,444 |
| 1988 | 13 | — | #13,223 | #5,565 |
| 1987 | 21 | — | #9,486 | #3,462 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | — | #4,728 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | — | #4,577 |
| 1984 | 19 | — | #11,600 | #3,222 |
| 1983 | 24 | — | #4,226 | #6,005 |
| 1982 | 11 | — | #11,711 | #6,157 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | — | #4,822 |
| 1980 | 14 | — | #9,945 | #4,814 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #9,797 | — |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #9,346 | — |
| 1977 | 14 | — | #8,134 | #4,952 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #10,359 | — |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #7,705 | — |
| 1974 | 9 | — | #6,085 | — |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #8,092 | — |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #7,929 | — |