Girls' name · since 1880
Nealie
Nealie has 776 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,930 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 776
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
776 girls have been named Nealie since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nealie has been recorded 776 times among girls since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2020.
- #8,930 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 776 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nealie ranks #8,930 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 776 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #8,930 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 776
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Nealie's 776 recorded births place it above 87.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Nealie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nealie splits its recorded history at 1919: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1881 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nealie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2020
- Peak year (1916)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Nealie popularity over time - boys
17 total births recorded since 1917 (Nealie as boys' name)
Nealie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (154 births, 20% of the file).
1910s was Nealie's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Nealie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
81 births
- 1890s
1890s
105 births
- 1900s
1900s
109 births
- 1910s
1910s
154 births
- 1920s
1920s
139 births
- 1930s
1930s
64 births
- 1940s 26
1940s
26 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 154 births (20% of all-time use).
How Nealie 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 Nealie's total volume
Nealie by state
Where Nealie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 22 | 2.8% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 11 | 1.4% |
22 of 776 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Nealie's data
- Nealie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (154 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Nealies (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Nealie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~140 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, 1880–2020 (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 Nealie 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.