Girls' name · since 1971
Neelam
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 316 babies named Neelam, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,484 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 316
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Neelam sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 316 recorded since 1971.
Neelam has 316 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2023.
- #15,484 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 316 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neelam ranks #15,484 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 316 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,484 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 316
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Neelam's 316 recorded births place it above 78.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Neelam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Neelam's full recorded timeline at 1992, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Neelam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2023
- Peak year (1990)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Neelam by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (141 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Neelam's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Neelam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s
1980s
74 births
- 1990s
1990s
141 births
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 141 births (45% of all-time use).
Neelam by state
Where Neelam concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 37 | 11.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7 | 2.2% |
37 of 316 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Neelam's decade-level peak was the 1990s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Neelams (37 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Neelam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1971–2023 (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 Neelam 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.