Recorded 1975–2013 Girls' name Peak 2013 23 births

Neeli — girls' name

23 babies named Neeli in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111990s52010s7
1970s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Neeli was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

7 babies were named Neeli in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neeli

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Neeli between 1975 and 2013, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Neeli currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neeli performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Neeli shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neeli 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 23 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.

Neeli at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

23

Since 1975

39 years of records

Peak year

2013

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1975

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2013

Neeli popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1975

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2013)
7
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2013199719761975 5

Neeli by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 48% of Neeli's all-time total
1970s111990s52010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neeli?
23 babies have been named Neeli since 1975. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2013 with 7 births.
When was Neeli most popular?
Neeli was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Neeli been used?
Neeli has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 39 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Neeli?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Neely, Neena, Neela, Neema, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1975–2013 (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.