How Many People Are Named Nealy?
An estimated 200 people in the United States have the first name Nealy. It is used for both genders, with 78.1% female. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Nealy peaked in popularity in 1976 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nealy as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nealy paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
200
About 1 in 1,713,772 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
78.1% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1976
18 births
Total Registered
379
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nealy
Nealy is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (21.9%) and females (78.1%). Out of 379 total births registered, 83 were male and 296 were female.
Nealy as a male name
Ranked #4,338 in 1958
5 male births in 1958
Peak: 1916 (9 births)
Nealy as a female name
Ranked #17,283 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 1976 (18 births)
Nealy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nealy span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 66 babies were registered. While Nealy is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nealy by Decade
How has Nealy tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nealy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nealy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nealy
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nealy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nealy?
We estimate approximately 200 people named Nealy are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,713,772 Americans share this first name.
Is Nealy a common name?
Nealy is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 379 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nealy most popular?
Nealy reached peak popularity in 1976, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nealy is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nealy a female name?
Nealy is predominantly female. 78.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nealy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nealy Smith, Nealy Johnson, Nealy Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me