Neela Girl
How popular is Neela?
#3,295 girl name in 2025
47 baby girls were named Neela in the US in 2025, making it the 3295th most popular girl name.
1,362living people named Neela (est.)
15median age of people named Neela
1,374babies named Neela since 1880
1 in 70,539US babies born in 2025
Neela popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,295 for girls (▼ 282 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 47 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-20% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,927 in 2015, #3,450 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (103 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,988 in 2007 |
| First recorded | 1972 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Neela is most popular
Babies named Neela per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (49 girls)
- Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (8 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 girls)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Neela by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41 | #6,188 |
| 1980s | 48 | #6,321 |
| 1990s | 27 | #8,116 |
| 2000s | 465 | #1,988 |
| 2010s | 524 | #2,642 |
| 2020s | 269 | #3,013 |
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Questions
- Is Neela a boy or girl name?
- Neela is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Neela were girls.
- How popular is the name Neela?
- 47 baby girls were named Neela in the US in 2025, making it the 3295th most popular girl name.
- When was Neela most popular?
- Neela peaked in 2007, when 103 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,988 in 2007.
- How many people are named Neela?
- 1,374 babies have been named Neela in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,362 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
- Where is Neela most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Neela was most common in California, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.