Neely

Boy · recorded 1890–1994

  • 1994last recorded
  • 1890best year

Most popular in 1890.

Last recorded in 1994. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1890

0275418901916194219681994

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 52 recorded years as a table
Neely, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189054
190033
190839
190943
191026
191214
191310
191411
191511
191610
19176
191811
191917
19208
192112
19226
19238
19249
19257
19268
192711
192812
19298
19308
193111
19326
193310
19345
19358
19375
19386
19414
19434
19455
19464
19474
19485
19493
19517
19523
19543
19552
19564
19572
19582
19592
19643
19703
19744
19753
19853
19943

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Neely isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1994
5
Rank in 1994
#8,800
How rare
1 in 386,406 boys
Since 1890
391

Neely was last recorded in 1994. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1890, at 54 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Neely doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.