Total births
28
Boys' name · since 2011
Neelan
Neelan has 28 recorded births since 2011 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 28
- total births
- 2011–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
Neelan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 28 have been recorded since 2011.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neelan has been recorded 28 times among boys since 2011, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- 28 total births
- 2011–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 57% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
28 boys have been named Neelan since 2011, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 28
- total births
- 2011–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
57% of everyone ever named Neelan was born in this single decade.
2011
Single peak year
7 babies were named Neelan in 2011 - its busiest year on record.
Neelan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Neelan's full recorded timeline at 2020, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Neelan at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2011
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2011
Neelan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Neelan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Neelan's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Neelan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 16 births (57% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Neelan? ▼
Since 2011, Social Security records show 28 babies named Neelan. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2011, with 7 births.
When was Neelan most popular? ▼
Neelan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Neelan been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Neelan since 2011 -- 15 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Neelan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Neel, Neev, Neeko, Neely, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Neelan
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2011–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Neelan: Baby Name Since 2011 - 28 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/neelan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Neelan 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 July 2026.