Neli is a rare variant of Nellie that peaked in 2007 and has grown less common since.
Neli is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #14,436 for girl births in the United States (and #23,965 across all names), given to 6 babies. Neli was first reported in SSA data in 1975 and peaked in 2007 (15 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | #14,436 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | #8,808 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | #13,077 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | #7,542 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #11,888 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | #10,070 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | #13,404 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | #17,708 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | #18,101 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #18,510 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | #10,214 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #16,394 |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | #13,348 |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | #9,914 |
| 2007 | 15 | 15 | #8,416 |
| 2006 | 13 | 13 | #9,125 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | #12,693 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | #8,910 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | #9,306 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | #9,897 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | #10,493 |
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | #10,091 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | #9,084 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | #8,176 |
| 1996 | 11 | — | #7,959 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | #8,538 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #15,041 |
| 1993 | 8 | — | #10,267 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | #8,411 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #14,517 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | #9,375 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #10,465 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #8,682 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #9,950 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #10,881 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #10,082 |