UK boy's name
Neilas
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2016. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Neilas is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Neilas popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2016 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4810, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2011, with 5 births.
This profile covers 18 England and Wales registrations across 5 recorded years from 2010 to 2016. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NISRA Northern Ireland, 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 60% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 21 living people in the UK are called Neilas. 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 2017 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Neilas ranked #4810 for boys in England and Wales in 2016, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2011, when 5 boys were registered as Neilas.
- • Neilas ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #390 in 2009.
- • About 21 living people in the UK are estimated to have Neilas as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4810
2016
Births in 2016
3
Latest year
Peak year
2011
5 births
Estimated living
21
2026
Popularity
Neilas over time
The chart below shows babies named Neilas registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2010 to 2016. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Neilas, the clearest high point is 2011. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2016, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Neilas by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Neilas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4292 | 18 | 5 |
Geography
Where Neilas is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Neilas. 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.
Neilas ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #390 in 2009.
Across the UK
Neilas in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#390 in 2009
1 years of NISRA records, 3 total registered
Related
Names similar to Neilas
- Noah 72,596
- Nathan 46,860
- Nicholas 15,983
- Nathaniel 12,151
- Niall 5,746
- Nicolas 3,825
- Nico 3,532
- Nate 2,029
- Nikodem 1,872
- Noel 1,865
- Ned 1,614
- Neo 1,563
FAQ
Neilas: questions and answers
How popular is the name Neilas in the UK right now?
In 2016, Neilas was ranked #4810 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Neilas most popular?
The peak year on record was 2011, with 5 babies registered as Neilas in England and Wales.
How many people are called Neilas in the UK?
A total of 18 babies have been registered as Neilas across the 5 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 3 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Neilas most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Neilas ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #390 in 2009. 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.