How Many People Are Named Neely?
people named Neely are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 152,787 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,630 babies named Neely in Social Security records from 1888 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
82 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a Scottish surname, an Anglicized form of Mac an Fhilidh meaning "son of the poet" in Gaelic.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Neely, 95.7% were girls and 4.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Neely rose from 10.1% in the 1920s to 100% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Neely alive today is about 29 years old, and 58% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 45 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Neely first appears in the records in 1888 and was given most often in 1974, to 82 babies. In 2025, 35 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1888 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Neely has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,377, in 1974. In 2025 it ranked #4,143. Among boys, its best rank was #964, in 1890.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,143 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,377 (1974) | #964 (1890) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,014 in the 2000s | #2,807 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Neely alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Neely were born in Texas than in any other state: about 194 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Neely was given 17.9 times as often in Mississippi, 10.7 times in Tennessee and 3.9 times in Texas.
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