Neeley — #13737 US girls' name
412 babies named Neeley in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 22% of names given to girls today.
25% of everyone ever named Neeley was born in this single decade.
19 babies were named Neeley in 1982 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Neeley
The Social Security Administration has registered 412 babies named Neeley between 1968 and 2024, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Neeley currently holds the #13737 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 19 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Neeley performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Neeley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Neeley in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 412 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Neeley at a glance
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Current rank
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Neeley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1968
- Peak year (1982)
- 19
- Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
Currently ranks #13737 among girls.
412 total births across 57 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1982 with 19 births in a single year.
Neeley by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 102 births that decade — 25% of Neeley's all-time total
Neeley decade highlights
- Peak decade 102 births
- Runner-up 94 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Neeley's strongest decade
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 25% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1968–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.