Recorded 2002–2023 Girls' name Peak 2019 90 births

Neliah — girls' name

90 babies named Neliah in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s232010s472020s20
2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Neliah was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

8 babies were named Neliah in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neliah

The Social Security Administration has registered 90 babies named Neliah between 2002 and 2023, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Neliah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neliah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Neliah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neliah 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.

Neliah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

90

Since 2002

22 years of records

Peak year

2019

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2002

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2023

Neliah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2002

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2019)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Neliah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
47 births that decade — 52% of Neliah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neliah?
90 babies have been named Neliah since 2002. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2019 with 8 births.
When was Neliah most popular?
Neliah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Neliah been used?
Neliah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 22 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Neliah?
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, 2002–2023 (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.