Neleh
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NEE-lay
- Origin
- Modern
Neleh is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Neleh mean?
Modern: Helen spelled backwards
Formed by spelling Helen backwards.
Is Neleh a girl's or a boy's name?
Neleh is a girls' name.
How popular is Neleh in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 26 girls. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the girls named Neleh in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Neleh in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 26 | #4,617 |
Names like Neleh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nevaeh Brynlee Noa Brylee Teagan Braelynn Keyla Miley Kaliyah Kaylani Kaylee Zariah
Names related to Neleh
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Jax Indie Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn Ailani
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, “Neleh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/neleh, updated 20 October 2026.