Neala is a rare variant of Nell that peaked in 2009 and has since faded.
Neala is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,630 for girl births in the United States (and #19,554 across all names), given to 8 babies. Neala was first reported in SSA data in 1938 and peaked in 2009 (38 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #11,630 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | #10,860 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | #14,664 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | #10,195 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | #10,102 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | #10,067 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | #10,268 |
| 2018 | 15 | 15 | #7,656 |
| 2017 | 20 | 20 | #6,222 |
| 2016 | 19 | 19 | #6,603 |
| 2015 | 34 | 34 | #4,279 |
| 2014 | 28 | 28 | #4,992 |
| 2013 | 30 | 30 | #4,726 |
| 2012 | 26 | 26 | #5,367 |
| 2011 | 29 | 29 | #4,882 |
| 2010 | 18 | 18 | #7,136 |
| 2009 | 38 | 38 | #4,079 |
| 2008 | 27 | 27 | #5,396 |
| 2007 | 15 | 15 | #8,413 |
| 2006 | 25 | 25 | #5,503 |
| 2005 | 19 | 19 | #6,471 |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | #9,116 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | #13,431 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | #13,073 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #12,423 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #11,864 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #9,959 |
| 1977 | 9 | — | #6,694 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #10,355 |
| 1973 | 9 | — | #5,897 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #9,190 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | #5,641 |
| 1965 | 7 | — | #5,647 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #6,348 |
| 1959 | 11 | — | #3,970 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #6,764 |
| 1956 | 8 | — | #4,718 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | #6,455 |
| 1954 | 7 | — | #5,011 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #6,283 |
| 1952 | 8 | — | #4,376 |
| 1949 | 7 | — | #4,540 |
| 1947 | 10 | — | #3,629 |
| 1946 | 5 | — | #5,482 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | #5,047 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | #5,061 |
| 1942 | 6 | — | #4,492 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | #4,848 |
| 1938 | 5 | — | #4,808 |