Nevaeh is a modern American name created by spelling "Heaven" backwards. It is one of the rare names with a documented moment of origin: in 2000, the wife of Christian rock musician Sonny Sandoval announced his daughter's name on MTV, and the name went from non-existent to the U.S. top 100 in seven years.
Nevaeh has become particularly popular in evangelical Christian families. It now sits in the U.S. top 75 — one of the fastest-rising names of the 21st century, and one of the only modern names whose entire history can be traced to a single televised moment.
Nevaeh reduces to nine — the number of spiritual completion.