Is Neela a boy or girl name?

Neela is a girl’s name. Of the 1,374 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Neela

Recorded 1972–2025 · United States

Neela was most popular in 2007, when 103 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,470 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,826, with 47 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,374 people named Neela.

Neela over time

Births per year. The dot marks Neela’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Neela a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Neela is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,374 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Neela

Where Neela is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org