How Many People Are Named Neelam?
people named Neelam are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,109,691 people in the US has this name
Based on 316 babies named Neelam in Social Security records from 1971 to 2023, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
27 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant transcription of NILAM.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Neelam in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Neelam alive today is about 32 years old, and 68% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 27 and 39 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Neelam first appears in the records in 1971 and was given most often in 1990, to 27 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2023.
Babies given the name each year, 1971 to 2023
🏆 Rank History
Neelam has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,870, in 1990.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #3,870 (1990) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,471 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Neelam alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Neelam were born in California than in any other state: about 36 of those alive today.
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