UK girl's name
Neelum
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 1998. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Neelum is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Neelum popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 1998 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3848, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1997, with 3 births.
This profile covers 6 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 1997 to 1998. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 9 living people in the UK are called Neelum. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 1999 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Neelum ranked #3848 for girls in England and Wales in 1998, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1997, when 3 girls were registered as Neelum.
- • Neelum ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #565 in 1986.
- • About 9 living people in the UK are estimated to have Neelum as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3848
1998
Births in 1998
3
Latest year
Peak year
1997
3 births
Estimated living
9
2026
Popularity
Neelum over time
The chart below shows babies named Neelum registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 1998. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Neelum, the clearest high point is 1997. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 1998, compared with 3 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Neelum by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Neelum was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | #3836 | 6 | 2 |
Geography
Where Neelum is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Neelum. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Neelum ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #565 in 1986.
Across the UK
Neelum in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#565 in 1986
1 years of NRS records, 3 total registered
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FAQ
Neelum: questions and answers
How popular is the name Neelum in the UK right now?
In 1998, Neelum was ranked #3848 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Neelum most popular?
The peak year on record was 1997, with 3 babies registered as Neelum in England and Wales.
How many people are called Neelum in the UK?
A total of 6 babies have been registered as Neelum across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 3 more in Scotland.
Where is Neelum most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Neelum ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #565 in 1986. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.