Girls' name · since 2004
Neelah
Neelah has 141 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,433 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 141
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Neelah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 141 have been recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Neelah recorded 141 times among girls since 2004, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2023.
- #23,433 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 141 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neelah ranks #23,433 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 141 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #23,433 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 141
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Neelah's 141 recorded births place it above 67.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Neelah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Neelah's full recorded timeline at 2013, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Neelah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2023
- Peak year (2009)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Neelah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (74 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Neelah's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Neelah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s
2010s
74 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 74 births (52% of all-time use).
Neelah by state
Where Neelah concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 3.5% |
5 of 141 births nationwide.
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What to do with Neelah's data
- Neelah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (74 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Neelahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Neelah: 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 (~19 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, 2004–2023 (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 Neelah 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.