Data through 2025

Neil name popularity in the United States

Neil ranked #850 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 288 boys named Neil.

Rank#850

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded288

SSA

Peak year1954

1,959 recorded

Five-year change-11.1%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Neil for boys and girls

Girls

5

Share unavailable · data from 1916 to 1990

Boys

288

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Neil in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys288#850
2024boys280#862
2023boys305#806
2022boys330#765
2021boys360#719
2020boys324#748
2019boys422#637
2018boys427#624
2017boys422#618
2016boys425#629
2015boys414#641
2014boys397#656
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys288#850
2024boys280#862
2023boys305#806
2022boys330#765
2021boys360#719
2020boys324#748
2019boys422#637
2018boys427#624
2017boys422#618
2016boys425#629
2015boys414#641
2014boys397#656
2013boys394#623
2012boys391#620
2011boys358#655
2010boys342#686
2009boys396#630
2008boys327#712
2007boys305#741
2006boys398#605
2005boys380#594
2004boys338#624
2003boys384#575
2002boys381#574
2001boys443#512
2000boys462#494
1999boys490#464
1998boys489#460
1997boys526#430
1996boys579#404
1995boys678#357
1994boys704#348
1993boys784#326
1992boys791#322
1991boys918#283
1990boys1,028#261
1990girls5#12958
1989boys1,027#251
1989girls9#8037
1988boys999#240
1988girls7#9244
1987boys1,078#221
1987girls6#9825
1986boys1,152#211
1986girls7#8523
1985boys1,206#202
1985girls11#6031
1984boys1,125#205
1984girls6#9144
1983boys1,226#195
1983girls12#5457
1982boys1,342#188
1982girls10#6371
1981boys1,330#188
1981girls13#5254
1980boys1,348#181
1980girls12#5544
1979boys1,486#165
1979girls5#10210
1978boys1,527#159
1978girls10#5958
1977boys1,429#169
1977girls5#9652
1976boys1,354#173
1976girls8#6611
1975boys1,331#174
1975girls11#5161
1974boys1,323#175
1974girls6#7680
1973boys1,297#182
1973girls6#7435
1972boys1,304#185
1972girls6#7292
1971boys1,422#182
1971girls7#6619
1970boys1,567#178
1970girls14#4038
1969boys1,680#164
1969girls11#4418
1968boys1,049#218
1968girls5#7016
1967boys1,155#200
1966boys1,227#198
1965boys1,321#191
1964boys1,527#182
1964girls6#6009
1963boys1,448#204
1962boys1,291#214
1961boys1,524#196
1960boys1,446#199
1959boys1,632#185
1959girls5#6245
1958boys1,711#174
1958girls7#4890
1957boys1,676#181
1957girls8#4536
1956boys1,747#171
1956girls5#5952
1955boys1,785#159
1955girls5#5828
1954boys1,959#147
1954girls5#5753
1953boys1,937#146
1953girls9#3955
1952boys1,904#147
1952girls7#4483
1951boys1,755#149
1951girls7#4385
1950boys1,609#156
1949boys1,471#161
1948boys1,406#165
1948girls7#4205
1947boys1,460#162
1946boys1,343#161
1945boys1,210#157
1945girls5#4556
1944boys1,140#161
1943boys1,155#162
1942boys1,101#160
1942girls5#4622
1941boys1,074#161
1940boys1,067#156
1939boys1,068#152
1939girls8#3145
1938boys1,066#152
1937boys969#157
1937girls6#3800
1936boys913#158
1935boys858#167
1934boys953#153
1934girls7#3449
1933boys997#149
1933girls8#3109
1932boys934#161
1932girls6#3901
1931boys881#165
1931girls6#3848
1930boys827#174
1930girls7#3658
1929boys696#195
1929girls7#3682
1928boys696#198
1928girls6#4195
1927boys609#221
1926boys600#225
1926girls7#3873
1925boys563#234
1925girls5#4973
1924boys541#248
1924girls6#4434
1923boys508#248
1922boys489#255
1922girls6#4445
1921boys497#251
1921girls6#4464
1920boys489#247
1920girls8#3598
1919boys366#275
1918boys359#285
1918girls8#3512
1917boys356#270
1916boys375#256
1916girls5#4417
1915boys289#296
1914boys232#293
1913boys184#293
1912boys151#290
1911boys58#363
1910boys54#337
1909boys43#357
1908boys55#293
1907boys42#328
1906boys37#342
1905boys42#311
1904boys41#306
1903boys28#360
1902boys28#373
1901boys32#314
1900boys50#292
1899boys26#355
1898boys35#324
1897boys26#367
1896boys47#262
1895boys31#329
1894boys30#322
1893boys28#330
1892boys36#309
1891boys25#340
1890boys29#322
1889boys28#332
1888boys23#387
1887boys21#356
1886boys24#348
1885boys26#332
1884boys23#369
1883boys23#346
1882boys19#416
1881boys6#781
1880boys24#350

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Neil’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-30.4%
Change since peak-85.3%