Given name
Neile
“the champion”·“a champion”
Neile is a variant of Neil. One interpretation is “the champion.” Its derivation is not certain. Neile is a variant of Neala. In Gaelic use, Neala carries the interpretation “a champion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Neile is a variant of Neil. One interpretation is “the champion.” Its derivation is not certain. Neile 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 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Neile through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 35
- 0 boys · 35 girls
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 10 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 5 in 1977. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1973. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 140 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.
Neile’s family of names
Neile shares a linguistic root with Nell. Neile has a related form in Neil. Neile has a related form in Neala.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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