Given name
Neelie
“the champion”·“a champion”
Neelie is a variant of Neely. In Gaelic use, Neely carries the interpretation “the champion.” Neelie is a variant of Neala. In Gaelic use, Neala carries the interpretation “a champion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Neelie is a variant of Neely. In Gaelic use, Neely carries the interpretation “the champion.” Neelie is a variant of Neala. In Gaelic use, Neala carries the interpretation “a champion.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Neelie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 90
- 0 boys · 90 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 174 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Neelie’s family of names
Neelie has a related form in Neely. Neelie has a related form in Neala.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Neelie
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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