Neely is an uncommon variant of Nell that peaked in 1974 and has grown less common since.
Neely is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,144 for girl births in the United States (and #7,226 across all names), given to 35 babies. Neely was first reported in SSA data in 1888 and peaked in 1974 (75 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | #4,144 | — |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | #5,256 | — |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | #4,534 | — |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | #4,351 | — |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | #4,303 | — |
| 2020 | 24 | 24 | #5,278 | — |
| 2019 | 36 | 36 | #4,054 | — |
| 2018 | 33 | 33 | #4,318 | — |
| 2017 | 37 | 37 | #4,050 | — |
| 2016 | 44 | 44 | #3,568 | — |
| 2015 | 38 | 38 | #3,964 | — |
| 2014 | 52 | 52 | #3,175 | — |
| 2013 | 49 | 49 | #3,304 | — |
| 2012 | 55 | 55 | #3,078 | — |
| 2011 | 48 | 48 | #3,395 | — |
| 2010 | 47 | 47 | #3,457 | — |
| 2009 | 51 | 51 | #3,288 | — |
| 2008 | 48 | 48 | #3,462 | — |
| 2007 | 55 | 55 | #3,158 | — |
| 2006 | 55 | 55 | #3,078 | — |
| 2005 | 68 | 68 | #2,545 | — |
| 2004 | 56 | 56 | #2,883 | — |
| 2003 | 48 | 48 | #3,113 | — |
| 2002 | 55 | 55 | #2,769 | — |
| 2001 | 40 | 40 | #3,401 | — |
| 2000 | 58 | 58 | #2,586 | — |
| 1999 | 44 | 44 | #3,034 | — |
| 1998 | 46 | 46 | #2,877 | — |
| 1997 | 33 | — | #3,516 | — |
| 1996 | 27 | — | #4,022 | — |
| 1995 | 16 | — | #5,875 | — |
| 1994 | 27 | — | #4,647 | #9,818 |
| 1993 | 28 | — | #3,849 | — |
| 1992 | 18 | — | #5,416 | — |
| 1991 | 16 | — | #5,855 | — |
| 1990 | 24 | — | #4,190 | — |
| 1989 | 15 | — | #5,751 | — |
| 1988 | 19 | — | #4,605 | — |
| 1987 | 34 | — | #2,894 | — |
| 1986 | 32 | — | #2,953 | — |
| 1985 | 30 | — | #3,590 | #6,280 |
| 1984 | 34 | — | #2,715 | — |
| 1983 | 23 | — | #3,508 | — |
| 1982 | 43 | — | #2,314 | — |
| 1981 | 36 | — | #2,601 | — |
| 1980 | 27 | — | #3,186 | — |
| 1979 | 40 | — | #2,371 | — |
| 1978 | 41 | — | #2,265 | — |
| 1977 | 59 | — | #1,750 | — |
| 1976 | 52 | — | #1,810 | — |
| 1975 | 61 | — | #1,701 | #6,039 |
| 1974 | 82 | — | #1,377 | #4,480 |
| 1973 | 41 | — | #1,999 | — |
| 1972 | 11 | — | #5,000 | — |
| 1971 | 12 | — | #4,733 | — |
| 1970 | 26 | — | #3,175 | #5,222 |
| 1969 | 22 | — | #2,890 | — |
| 1968 | 40 | — | #1,900 | — |
| 1964 | 5 | — | — | #4,447 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | — | #4,393 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | — | #4,341 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | — | #4,371 |
| 1956 | 8 | — | — | #3,123 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | — | #4,219 |
| 1954 | 7 | — | — | #3,371 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | — | #3,618 |
| 1951 | 13 | — | — | #2,218 |
| 1949 | 6 | — | — | #3,591 |
| 1948 | 9 | — | — | #2,733 |
| 1947 | 13 | — | #5,882 | #3,026 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | — | #3,417 |
| 1945 | 7 | — | — | #2,918 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | — | #3,893 |
| 1941 | 10 | — | #4,880 | #3,855 |
| 1938 | 7 | — | — | #3,081 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | — | #3,877 |
| 1935 | 8 | — | — | #2,876 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | — | #4,048 |
| 1933 | 10 | — | — | #2,489 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | — | #3,651 |
| 1931 | 11 | — | — | #2,429 |
| 1930 | 14 | — | #5,059 | #2,940 |
| 1929 | 14 | — | #5,089 | #2,905 |
| 1928 | 13 | — | — | #2,353 |
| 1927 | 12 | — | — | #2,484 |
| 1926 | 9 | — | — | #3,063 |
| 1925 | 8 | — | — | #3,321 |
| 1924 | 10 | — | — | #2,958 |
| 1923 | 15 | — | #4,813 | #3,102 |
| 1922 | 7 | — | — | #3,766 |
| 1921 | 13 | — | — | #2,467 |
| 1920 | 8 | — | — | #3,404 |
| 1919 | 23 | — | #4,646 | #1,944 |
| 1918 | 11 | — | — | #2,654 |
| 1917 | 6 | — | — | #3,847 |
| 1916 | 9 | — | — | #2,866 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | — | #2,763 |
| 1914 | 14 | — | #3,093 | #2,825 |
| 1913 | 5 | — | — | #3,119 |
| 1912 | 6 | — | — | #2,467 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | — | #1,774 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | — | #1,233 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | — | #1,319 |
| 1900 | 5 | — | — | #1,439 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | #1,753 | — |
| 1894 | 5 | — | #1,643 | — |
| 1890 | 6 | — | — | #964 |
| 1888 | 5 | — | #1,423 | — |