Girls' name · since 1938
Neala
Neala has 595 recorded births since 1938 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,620 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,056 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 595
- born since 1938
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Neala is the #11056 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 595 recorded since 1938.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neala has been recorded 595 times among girls since 1938, currently ranked #11056 nationally and more common than 36% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 2025.
- #10,620 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,056 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 595 born since 1938
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neala ranks #10,620 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,056 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 595 born since 1938, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,620 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,056 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 595
- born since 1938
- 2010s
- peak decade
Neala's 595 recorded births place it above 85.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Neala compares
595 Top 42% higher than 58% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Neala's all-time total is 58% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Neala | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 595 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Neala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Neala splits its recorded history at 1990: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1938 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Neala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Neala by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (229 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Neala's strongest decade.
229 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Neala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 43
1940s
43 births
- 1950s 49
1950s
49 births
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
150 births
- 2010s
2010s
229 births
- 2020s 53
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 229 births (38% of all-time use).
How Neala compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Neala's total volume
Neala by state
Where Neala concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 2.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 12 | 2.0% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.8% |
15 of 595 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Neala's data
- Neala's decade-level peak was the 2010s (229 total births); usage has since declined to 53 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nealas (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Neala: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~87 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1938–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Neala draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.