77%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Tamil, Hindi Scripts நீலா(Tamil) नीला(Hindi) Meaning & History Means "dark blue" in Sanskrit. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsNeela(Tamil) Neela, Neelam, Neelima, Nilam, Nilima(Hindi) Other Languages & CulturesNeelam, Neelima, Nilam, Nilima(Marathi) Neelima, Nilima(Telugu) User SubmissionsNila, Nilá PopularityDetails Last ranked #820 in 1930 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #746 in 2022 England and Wales Last ranked #461 in 2023 Netherlands Last ranked #954 in 1953 United States People think this name isRate·Details youthful natural wholesome refined strange Categories blue, colors, Critical Role characters, currently out of the US top 1000, gemstones, human Sesame Street characters, isograms, nature, night