Horn; light; or champion
Neli is a multicultural diminutive used across several languages. It often serves as a short form of Cornelia (Latin for 'horn'), Helen (Greek for 'light'), or Chanelle, and is also found in Bulgarian and Georgian traditions.
Less common today
Neli isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,386 in 2022.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Russian television presenter and singer
Latvian poet and writer
