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Neel

Boy

Meaning of Neel: Indian: 'blue'

Neel is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1572nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1322nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1572

108 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1322

20 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,392

First recorded 1918 · peak 2009

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 20 babies1982: 27 babies1983: 32 babies1984: 35 babies1985: 31 babies1986: 20 babies1987: 29 babies1988: 34 babies1989: 40 babies1990: 29 babies19901991: 42 babies1992: 38 babies1993: 31 babies1994: 38 babies1995: 34 babies1996: 53 babies1997: 54 babies1998: 74 babies1999: 63 babies2000: 79 babies20002001: 76 babies2002: 71 babies2003: 82 babies2004: 86 babies2005: 82 babies2006: 93 babies2007: 122 babies2008: 108 babies2009: 148 babies2010: 140 babies20102011: 97 babies2012: 81 babies2013: 81 babies2014: 90 babies2015: 95 babies2016: 98 babies2017: 115 babies2018: 86 babies2019: 81 babies2020: 83 babies20202021: 94 babies2022: 103 babies2023: 67 babies2024: 87 babies2025: 108 babies
US babies named Neel per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 148.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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