Neela is a rare variant of Nell that peaked in 2007 and has grown less common since.
Neela is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,332 for girl births in the United States (and #5,890 across all names), given to 47 babies. Neela was first reported in SSA data in 1972 and peaked in 2007 (103 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | 47 | #3,332 |
| 2024 | 54 | 54 | #3,039 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | #3,565 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | #3,582 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | #4,069 |
| 2020 | 44 | 44 | #3,484 |
| 2019 | 52 | 52 | #3,122 |
| 2018 | 54 | 54 | #3,037 |
| 2017 | 48 | 48 | #3,335 |
| 2016 | 27 | 27 | #5,092 |
| 2015 | 59 | 59 | #2,959 |
| 2014 | 54 | 54 | #3,102 |
| 2013 | 53 | 53 | #3,115 |
| 2012 | 47 | 47 | #3,452 |
| 2011 | 62 | 62 | #2,830 |
| 2010 | 68 | 68 | #2,668 |
| 2009 | 85 | 85 | #2,307 |
| 2008 | 93 | 93 | #2,168 |
| 2007 | 103 | 103 | #2,000 |
| 2006 | 69 | 69 | #2,622 |
| 2005 | 46 | 46 | #3,353 |
| 2004 | 40 | 40 | #3,676 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | #8,909 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #13,228 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | #9,895 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | #12,282 |
| 1994 | 10 | — | #8,596 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #15,053 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #14,511 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #8,959 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #10,808 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | #7,915 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | #7,976 |
| 1981 | 10 | — | #6,663 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #7,890 |
| 1979 | 10 | — | #6,537 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #10,875 |
| 1976 | 7 | — | #7,855 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #8,379 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | #7,184 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #7,928 |