Given name
Neilina
“the champion”·“a champion”
Neilina is a feminine form of Neil. One interpretation is “the champion.” Its derivation is not certain. Neilina is a variant of Neala. In Gaelic use, Neala carries the interpretation “a champion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Neilina is a feminine form of Neil. One interpretation is “the champion.” Its derivation is not certain. Neilina 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 2016. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Neilina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 5 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 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Neilina’s family of names
Neilina is a feminine form of Neil. Neilina has a related form in Neala.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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