Girls' name · since 1975
Neli
Neli has 319 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,416 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,568 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 319
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Neli currently ranks #13568 among girls' names in America, with 319 babies recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neli has been recorded 319 times among girls since 1975, currently ranked #13568 nationally and more common than 22% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #15,416 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,568 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 319 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neli ranks #15,416 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,568 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 319 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,416 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,568 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 319
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Neli's 319 recorded births place it above 78.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Neli compares
319 46th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Neli's all-time total is 15% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Neli | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 319 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 21 | 19,840 |
Neli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Neli's full recorded timeline at 2003, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Neli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Neli by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (106 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Neli's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Neli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
106 births
- 2010s 39
2010s
39 births
- 2020s
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 106 births (33% of all-time use).
Neli by state
Where Neli concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.6% |
21 of 319 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Neli's data
- Neli's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (106 total births) through the 2020s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nelis (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Neli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1975–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Neli 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 August 2026.