UK girl's name
Neamh
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2005. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Neamh is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Neamh popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2005 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4798, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2000, with 6 births.
This profile covers 24 England and Wales registrations across 6 recorded years from 1998 to 2005. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 50% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 34 living people in the UK are called Neamh. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2006 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Neamh ranked #4798 for girls in England and Wales in 2005, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2000, when 6 girls were registered as Neamh.
- • Neamh ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #439 in 2008.
- • About 34 living people in the UK are estimated to have Neamh as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4798
2005
Births in 2005
3
Latest year
Peak year
2000
6 births
Estimated living
34
2026
Popularity
Neamh over time
The chart below shows babies named Neamh registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1998 to 2005. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Neamh, the clearest high point is 2000. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2005, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Neamh by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Neamh was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #3649 | 17 | 4 |
| 1990s | #3521 | 7 | 2 |
Geography
Where Neamh is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Neamh. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Neamh ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #439 in 2008.
Across the UK
Neamh in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#439 in 2008
3 years of NISRA records, 10 total registered
Related
Names similar to Neamh
- Niamh 20,347
- Nicole 19,687
- Natasha 15,578
- Nancy 12,607
- Naomi 12,199
- Natalie 10,885
- Nevaeh 7,869
- Nina 7,285
- Neve 7,180
- Natalia 7,099
- Nadia 6,032
- Nicola 4,927
FAQ
Neamh: questions and answers
How popular is the name Neamh in the UK right now?
In 2005, Neamh was ranked #4798 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Neamh most popular?
The peak year on record was 2000, with 6 babies registered as Neamh in England and Wales.
How many people are called Neamh in the UK?
A total of 24 babies have been registered as Neamh across the 6 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 10 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Neamh most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Neamh ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #439 in 2008. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.