Total births
39
Girls' name · since 2002
Neleah
Neleah has 39 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 39
- total births
- 2002–2006
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Neleah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 39 have been recorded since 2002.
Neleah has 39 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2006.
- 39 total births
- 2002–2006 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
39 girls have been named Neleah since 2002, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2006.
- 39
- total births
- 2002–2006
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
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.
Neleah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Neleah's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 28% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 72%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Neleah at a glance
Last recorded 2006Peak year
2002
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2002
Neleah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2006
- Peak year (2002)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Neleah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Neleah's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Neleah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 39 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Neleah? ▼
Since 2002, Social Security records show 39 babies named Neleah. The most recent recorded year was 2006. Its busiest year on record 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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Neleah since 2002 -- 5 years through the most recent 2006 data.
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.
Keep exploring Neleah
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Nelly Girl
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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, 2002–2006 (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. "Neleah: Baby Name Since 2002 - 39 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/neleah. 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 Neleah 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.