Is Neila a boy or girl name?

Neila is a girl’s name. Of the 1,405 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Neila

Recorded 1900–2025 · United States

Neila was most popular in 2009, when 47 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,959 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,270, with 34 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,405 people named Neila.

Neila over time

Births per year. The dot marks Neila’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Neila a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Neila is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,405 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 Neila

Where Neila is most concentrated

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

California 5.4×

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