Neila is a girl's name of Portuguese origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 36 girls in the United States.
Neila belongs to the Portuguese tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Neila first appears in Social Security records in 1900. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2009 in 1944, and in 2024 36 babies received the name — 1,370 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Neila is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Portuguese origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Neila is a girl name. In 2024, 36 babies received the name in the US.
Neila comes from the Portuguese tradition.
Neila first appears in US records in 1900. Its best-ever ranking was #2009 in 1944, and 36 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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