Neelam
Neelam or Neelum is a given name, taken from the Sanskrit word for sapphire.
Meaning & Origin of Neelam
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Neelam or Neelum is a given name, taken from the Sanskrit word for sapphire.
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The Story of Neelam
Neelam first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1971, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 27 Neelams were born — ranking #3,814 that year. As of 2026, Neelam ranks #13,455 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 316 Neelams have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Neelam
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- Neelam Saxena Chandra (born 1969), Indian poet and author
- Neelam Ibrar Chattan (born 1994), Pakistani human rights activist
- Neelam Chaturvedi (born 1960), Indian human rights activist
- Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry (born 1951), Indian theatre artist
- Neelam Deo , Indian ambassador
- Neelam Giri , Indian pediatric hematologist/oncologist
- Neelam Gill (born 1995), British model
- Neelam Gorhe (born 1954), Maharashtra politician
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Names that sound like Neelam
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About the name Neelam
Neelam is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 316 births in the dataset. Neelam's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #3,814. Use the chart and map above to compare Neelam'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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