Neila
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NEE-luh
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #4,171 for girls
Neila is a girls' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies) and 4,171st for girls in the US (34 babies).
Where does Neila come from?
Irish: probably a feminine of Neil; compare Arabic Naila
Is Neila a girl's or a boy's name?
Neila is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK and 34 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Neila in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Neila, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Neila in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Neila in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,864 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,599 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
How popular is Neila in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,171among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 34about 1 in 47,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 34 girls in the US were named Neila, making it the 4,171st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,208th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 47 girls. It first appears in the records in 1900.
Half of all the girls named Neila in the US since 1880 were born between 1953 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Neila in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #4,171 |
| 2024 | 36 | #4,038 |
| 2023 | 29 | #4,652 |
| 2022 | 21 | #5,790 |
| 2021 | 20 | #5,951 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7,208 |
| 2019 | 34 | #4,161 |
| 2018 | 31 | #4,457 |
| 2017 | 32 | #4,383 |
| 2016 | 25 | #5,283 |
| 2015 | 25 | #5,286 |
| 2014 | 24 | #5,454 |
| 2013 | 28 | #4,885 |
| 2012 | 34 | #4,294 |
| 2011 | 37 | #3,998 |
| 2010 | 28 | #4,972 |
| 2009 | 47 | #3,459 |
| 2008 | 36 | #4,267 |
| 2007 | 36 | #4,212 |
| 2006 | 23 | #5,708 |
| 2005 | 21 | #5,795 |
| 2004 | 27 | #4,812 |
| 2003 | 22 | #5,414 |
| 2002 | 20 | #5,669 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,297 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 11 | #5,530 |
| 1976 | 8 | #6,609 |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
| 1973 | 10 | #5,189 |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
| 1968 | 10 | #4,488 |
| 1967 | 10 | #4,299 |
| 1966 | 7 | #5,272 |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
| 1964 | 7 | #5,473 |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
| 1962 | 10 | #4,262 |
| 1961 | 7 | #5,308 |
| 1960 | 8 | #4,772 |
| 1959 | 8 | #4,624 |
| 1958 | 15 | #3,084 |
| 1957 | 20 | #2,562 |
| 1956 | 12 | #3,492 |
| 1955 | 19 | #2,552 |
| 1954 | 20 | #2,449 |
| 1953 | 13 | #3,105 |
| 1952 | 23 | #2,125 |
| 1951 | 24 | #2,015 |
| 1950 | 17 | #2,435 |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,849 |
| 1948 | 20 | #2,187 |
| 1947 | 20 | #2,199 |
| 1946 | 15 | #2,481 |
| 1945 | 9 | #3,131 |
| 1944 | 19 | #1,966 |
| 1943 | 12 | #2,694 |
| 1942 | 14 | #2,415 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,666 |
| 1940 | 16 | #2,028 |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,920 |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,729 |
| 1937 | 12 | #2,447 |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,688 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,429 |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,423 |
| 1933 | 8 | #3,108 |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,409 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 6 | #4,045 |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,392 |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,741 |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,803 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #5,059 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,966 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,955 |
| 1919 | 6 | #4,249 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,931 |
Names like Neila
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Orla Nova Keira Nora Ava Nyla Lyla Myla Mila Isla Sienna Nola
Names related to Neila
Nela Naila Nella Nila Nel Neli Noelia Nilah Neela Neyla Naleia
More Irish names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Neila: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/neila, updated 20 October 2026.