Neelam
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning blue sapphire gemstone.
Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Neelam by the numbers
Neelam was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 27 babies in 1990, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Neelam. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean blue
Like Neelam, each of these has blue in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Indigoindigo dye; deep blue color82 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sapphireprecious blue gemstone; from sappheiros60 in England and Wales (2025)
- Saphirasapphire; precious blue stone; a form of Sapphira141 in the US (2017)
- Niladark blue; indigo64 in England and Wales (2025)
- Azulblue116 in the US (2017)
- Neelblue, sapphire115 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean wealth
Like Neelam, each of these has wealth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Maddoxfortunate, beneficent; son of Madoc3,119 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Margaretpearl; precious gem2,242 in the US (2017)
- Maggiepearl; a form of Margaret271 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gemmagem or jewel1,241 in the US (2017)
- Margotpearl1,230 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Neelam
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