Neeley
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NEE-lee
- Origin
- Irish
Neeley is a girls' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Neeley come from?
Irish: variant of Neely, an Irish and Scottish surname
Is Neeley a girl's or a boy's name?
Neeley is a girls' name.
How popular is Neeley in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1982, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the girls named Neeley in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Neeley in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 16 | #4,477 |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 19 | #4,024 |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 16 | #3,961 |
| 1975 | 18 | #3,636 |
| 1974 | 10 | #5,359 |
| 1973 | 11 | #4,869 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #6,244 |
Names like Neeley
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cassidy Teagan Devyn Keely Casey Keeley Reagan Brynn Brianna Fallon Keegan Kennedy
Names related to Neeley
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Finn Aiden Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Ronan Connor Declan Callan
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Neeley: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/neeley, updated 20 October 2026.