Neelam
Girl name
Neelam meaning
Sapphire, A precious stone of sky blue colour
Neelam at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- نعلمAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #13,455 in 2023
Neelam popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | #8,323 | 5 |
| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 |
| 1990 | #3,814 | 27 |
| 2000 | #13,154 | 6 |
| 2023 | #13,455 | 6 |
All 35 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | #8,323 | 5 |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 |
| 1974 | #5,777 | 9 |
| 1975 | #9,068 | 5 |
| 1976 | #8,157 | 6 |
| 1979 | #9,011 | 6 |
| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 |
| 1982 | #7,469 | 8 |
| 1983 | #8,047 | 7 |
| 1984 | #9,145 | 6 |
| 1985 | #10,678 | 5 |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 |
| 1987 | #5,923 | 12 |
| 1989 | #4,848 | 18 |
| 1990 | #3,814 | 27 |
| 1991 | #6,588 | 13 |
| 1992 | #4,088 | 25 |
| 1993 | #5,955 | 15 |
| 1994 | #7,603 | 11 |
| 1995 | #6,640 | 13 |
| 1996 | #7,574 | 11 |
| 1997 | #8,334 | 10 |
| 1998 | #12,425 | 6 |
| 1999 | #8,805 | 10 |
| 2000 | #13,154 | 6 |
| 2001 | #9,351 | 10 |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 |
| 2005 | #16,460 | 5 |
| 2011 | #16,763 | 5 |
| 2013 | #14,580 | 6 |
| 2015 | #16,416 | 5 |
| 2017 | #9,939 | 10 |
| 2021 | #15,244 | 5 |
| 2023 | #13,455 | 6 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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