Baby name

FADING GIRL · ENGLISH-INVENTED
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Nevaeh

/neh · VAY · ah/


“English invented name”

English invented name, 'heaven' spelled backwards; created in the US in the late 1990s and popularized after rock singer Sonny Sandoval named his daughter Nevaeh in 2000.

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gentle

How it ages.

Peaked in the 2000s and is now firmly dated to that era; unlikely to revive.

The cultural moment.

Rose dramatically in the US top 100 from 2001 to 2010; declining steadily since then.