Is Neely a boy or girl name?

Neely is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 2,630 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 85.1% were girls and 14.9% were boys.

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Neely

Recorded 1888–2025 · United States

Neely was most popular in 1974, when 82 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,109 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,111, with 35 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,630 people named Neely.

Neely over time

Births per year. The dot marks Neely’s peak in 1974. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Neely a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Neely is mostly a girl’s name — 85.1% of the 2,630 Americans given it were girls and 14.9% 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 Neely

Where Neely 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