Neev is an Indian name from the Hindi word nīnv, meaning "foundation" or "cornerstone", and is also the Hebrew name Niv, which means "expression" or "speech". The two sources make it a short, modern-sounding choice for Indian American and Jewish American families alike. In the United States Neev has moved between numbers 2100 and 2900 over the past decade and reaches number 2050 in 2025, its best rank so far.