Nealy
The Story of Nealy
As a girl name
Nealy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1884, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1976: 18 births, good for #3,678 nationwide. About 22% of every Nealy on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Nealy last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 296 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Nealy as a boy name dates back to 1916, when 9 babies received it. 1916 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Nealy — #2,730 in the national rankings. About 33% of every Nealy on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Nealy last appeared in the published SSA data in 1958, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 83 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Nealy
Nealy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1884 and has accumulated 296 births in the dataset. Nealy's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #3,678. Use the chart and map above to compare Nealy's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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