Recorded 2002–2006 Girls' name Peak 2002 39 births

Neleah — girls' name

39 babies named Neleah in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s39
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Neleah was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

22 babies were named Neleah in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neleah

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Neleah between 2002 and 2006, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Neleah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neleah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neleah 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 39 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.

Neleah at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

39

Since 2002

5 years of records

Peak year

2002

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

2002

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 2006

Neleah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2002

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (2002)
22
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
0510152025 2006200420032002 22

Neleah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
39 births that decade — 100% of Neleah's all-time total
2000s39

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neleah?
39 babies have been named Neleah since 2002. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 2002 with 22 births.
When was Neleah most popular?
Neleah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Neleah been used?
Neleah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 5 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Neleah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nellie, Nell, Nelda, Nelly, 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, 2002–2006 (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.