Neela
Neela was the 3332nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 2000th with 103 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 373 places. More babies were named Neela in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,332 girls, up 152 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 47girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007103 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,374babies recorded
Neela popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,332 | 47 |
| 2020 | #3,484 | 44 |
| 2010 | #2,668 | 68 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #14,511 | 5 |
| 1980 | #7,890 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1910 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Neela, counting every spelling?
Neela is a spelling of Nella, a name family that ranked #1,545 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,332 for Neela on its own. Together these spellings went to 119 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nella | 60 | #2,852 | 335 |
| Neela | 47 | #3,332 | 225 |
| Nela | 12 | #8,718 | 87 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Neela?
47 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Neela (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Neela born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 179 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Neela.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Neela?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Neela are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 19. That makes Neela mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Neela by state
How common Neela was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.1×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Neela: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Neela, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Neela
How popular is the name Neela?
Neela was the 3332nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 2000th with 103 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 373 places. More babies were named Neela in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Neela a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Neela in the US.
Where is Neela most popular?
In 2021–2025, Neela was most common in California (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and Texas.