Recorded 1974–2015 Girls' name Peak 2000 90 births

Neelie — girls' name

90 babies named Neelie in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s51990s62000s492010s24
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Neelie was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

7 babies were named Neelie in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neelie

The Social Security Administration has registered 90 babies named Neelie between 1974 and 2015, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Neelie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neelie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Neelie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neelie 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 90 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.

Neelie at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

90

Since 1974

42 years of records

Peak year

2000

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1974

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2015

Neelie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1974

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2000)
7
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20152012200920062004200219961974 6

Neelie by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
49 births that decade — 54% of Neelie's all-time total
1970s61980s51990s62000s492010s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neelie?
90 babies have been named Neelie since 1974. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2000 with 7 births.
When was Neelie most popular?
Neelie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Neelie been used?
Neelie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 42 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Neelie?
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, 1974–2015 (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.