Neelie
Neelie Kroes is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businessperson who served as European Commissioner from 22 November 2004 to 1 November 2014.
Meaning & Origin of Neelie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Neelie Kroes is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businessperson who served as European Commissioner from 22 November 2004 to 1 November 2014.
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The Story of Neelie
Neelie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1974, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 7 Neelies were born — ranking #11,801 that year. As of 2026, Neelie ranks #14,477 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 90 Neelies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Neelie
Neelie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 90 births in the dataset. Neelie's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #11,801. Use the chart and map above to compare Neelie'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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