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“Modern coinage — heaven spelled backward” — Modern coinage origin
Girl's name · #165 in the US (2025) · 2010s
Nevaeh reached #25 in 2010 and has faded to #165 since. Few names have moved faster: from entirely unrecorded to the national top 200 within a decade of first appearing. The name — 'heaven' spelled backwards — took off after P.O.D. singer Sonny Sandoval introduced his daughter Nevaeh on MTV in 2000. A popular twin pairing with Nevaeh is Heaven for a girl.
Around the world: about 1 in 540 girls in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 600 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 700 girls in England & Wales (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 21 notable people named Nevaeh:
Sports figures appear 4.04× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nevaeh, American professional wrestler.
Similar names: Neveah · Kaylee · Neriah · Esmae · Julianna · Alivia
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