Is Neely a boy or girl name?
Neely is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 23 girls and 0 boys were named Neely, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 84.9% of the 2,593 US babies named Neely were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,541
- Babies named Neely since 1888
- 2,593
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 82 babies
Boys and girls named Neely, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1890s | 6 | 10 | 62.5% |
| 1900s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 75 | 13 | 14.8% |
| 1920s | 98 | 11 | 10.1% |
| 1930s | 61 | 5 | 7.6% |
| 1940s | 46 | 10 | 17.9% |
| 1950s | 54 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 5 | 62 | 92.5% |
| 1970s | 17 | 408 | 96% |
| 1980s | 6 | 287 | 98% |
| 1990s | 5 | 274 | 98.2% |
| 2000s | 0 | 534 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 439 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 144 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,541 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,530 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,349 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,301 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,276 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,054 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,317 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,050 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,565 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,964 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,175 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,302 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,078 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,395 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,457 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,288 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,460 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,157 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,078 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,883 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,113 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,769 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,401 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,586 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,034 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,877 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,516 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,020 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,875 |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,817 | 22 | #4,647 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,850 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,415 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,855 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,190 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 15 | #5,751 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,604 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,893 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,953 |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,281 | 24 | #3,589 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,715 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,508 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,314 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,601 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,187 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,371 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,265 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,750 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,810 |
| 1975 | 5 | #6,039 | 56 | #1,701 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,481 | 75 | #1,377 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,999 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,000 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,733 |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,221 | 21 | #3,175 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,890 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,900 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,447 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,394 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,341 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,373 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,123 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,220 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,371 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,618 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,218 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,591 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 9 | #2,733 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 8 | #3,026 | 5 | #5,882 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,417 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,918 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,893 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,855 | 5 | #4,881 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,080 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,877 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,876 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,048 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,489 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,651 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,429 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,940 | 5 | #5,059 |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,905 | 5 | #5,089 |
| 1928 | 13 | #2,353 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 12 | #2,484 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 9 | #3,063 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,321 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 10 | #2,958 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 9 | #3,102 | 6 | #4,813 |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,766 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 13 | #2,467 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,404 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 17 | #1,944 | 6 | #4,646 |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,654 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,847 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,866 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,763 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,825 | 7 | #3,093 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,119 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,467 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,774 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,233 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,319 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,439 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,753 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,643 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 6 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,423 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Neely reached #964 in 1890. As a girl name, it reached #1,377 in 1974. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Neely
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.