Neil
Last seen for girls in 1990 at #12,958 · #850 for boys in 2025, 288 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1953 · 1,937 births
- Debut · boys
- 24 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 104,869since 1880
Neil over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Neil has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #850 | 288 | |
| 2024 | — | #862 | 280 | |
| 2023 | — | #806 | 305 | |
| 2022 | — | #765 | 330 | |
| 2021 | — | #719 | 360 | |
| 2020 | — | #748 | 324 | |
| 2019 | — | #637 | 422 | |
| 2018 | — | #624 | 427 | |
| 2017 | — | #618 | 422 | |
| 2016 | — | #629 | 425 | |
| 2015 | — | #641 | 414 | |
| 2014 | — | #656 | 397 | |
| 2013 | — | #623 | 394 | |
| 2012 | — | #620 | 391 | |
| 2011 | — | #655 | 358 | |
| 2010 | — | #686 | 342 | |
| 2009 | — | #630 | 396 | |
| 2008 | — | #712 | 327 | |
| 2007 | — | #741 | 305 | |
| 2006 | — | #605 | 398 | |
| 2005 | — | #594 | 380 | |
| 2004 | — | #624 | 338 | |
| 2003 | — | #575 | 384 | |
| 2002 | — | #574 | 381 | |
| 2001 | — | #512 | 443 | |
| 2000 | — | #494 | 462 | |
| 1999 | — | #464 | 490 | |
| 1998 | — | #460 | 489 | |
| 1997 | — | #430 | 526 | |
| 1996 | — | #404 | 579 | |
| 1995 | — | #357 | 678 | |
| 1994 | — | #348 | 704 | |
| 1993 | — | #326 | 784 | |
| 1992 | — | #322 | 791 | |
| 1991 | — | #283 | 918 | |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #261 | 1,028 |
| 1989 | #8,037 | 9 | #251 | 1,027 |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | #240 | 999 |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #221 | 1,078 |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #211 | 1,152 |
| 1985 | #6,031 | 11 | #202 | 1,206 |
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 | #205 | 1,125 |
| 1983 | #5,457 | 12 | #195 | 1,226 |
| 1982 | #6,371 | 10 | #188 | 1,342 |
| 1981 | #5,254 | 13 | #188 | 1,330 |
| 1980 | #5,544 | 12 | #181 | 1,348 |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #165 | 1,486 |
| 1978 | #5,958 | 10 | #159 | 1,527 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #169 | 1,429 |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | #173 | 1,354 |
| 1975 | #5,161 | 11 | #174 | 1,331 |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #175 | 1,323 |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | #182 | 1,297 |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | #185 | 1,304 |
| 1971 | #6,619 | 7 | #182 | 1,422 |
| 1970 | #4,038 | 14 | #178 | 1,567 |
| 1969 | #4,418 | 11 | #164 | 1,680 |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #218 | 1,049 |
| 1967 | — | #200 | 1,155 | |
| 1966 | — | #198 | 1,227 | |
| 1965 | — | #191 | 1,321 | |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #182 | 1,527 |
| 1963 | — | #204 | 1,448 | |
| 1962 | — | #214 | 1,291 | |
| 1961 | — | #196 | 1,524 | |
| 1960 | — | #199 | 1,446 | |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #185 | 1,632 |
| 1958 | #4,890 | 7 | #174 | 1,711 |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | #181 | 1,676 |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #171 | 1,747 |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #159 | 1,785 |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #147 | 1,959 |
| 1953 | #3,955 | 9 | #146 | 1,937 |
| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 | #147 | 1,904 |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | #149 | 1,755 |
| 1950 | — | #156 | 1,609 | |
| 1949 | — | #161 | 1,471 | |
| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 | #165 | 1,406 |
| 1947 | — | #162 | 1,460 | |
| 1946 | — | #161 | 1,343 | |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #157 | 1,210 |
| 1944 | — | #161 | 1,140 | |
| 1943 | — | #162 | 1,155 | |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #160 | 1,101 |
| 1941 | — | #161 | 1,074 | |
| 1940 | — | #156 | 1,067 | |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | #152 | 1,068 |
| 1938 | — | #152 | 1,066 | |
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 | #157 | 969 |
| 1936 | — | #158 | 913 | |
| 1935 | — | #167 | 858 | |
| 1934 | #3,449 | 7 | #153 | 953 |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | #149 | 997 |
| 1932 | #3,901 | 6 | #161 | 934 |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #165 | 881 |
| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 | #174 | 827 |
| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 | #195 | 696 |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #198 | 696 |
| 1927 | — | #221 | 609 | |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #225 | 600 |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #234 | 563 |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | #248 | 541 |
| 1923 | — | #248 | 508 | |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #255 | 489 |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #251 | 497 |
| 1920 | #3,598 | 8 | #247 | 489 |
| 1919 | — | #275 | 366 | |
| 1918 | #3,512 | 8 | #285 | 359 |
| 1917 | — | #270 | 356 | |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #256 | 375 |
| 1915 | — | #296 | 289 | |
| 1914 | — | #293 | 232 | |
| 1913 | — | #293 | 184 | |
| 1912 | — | #290 | 151 | |
| 1911 | — | #363 | 58 | |
| 1910 | — | #337 | 54 | |
| 1909 | — | #357 | 43 | |
| 1908 | — | #293 | 55 | |
| 1907 | — | #328 | 42 | |
| 1906 | — | #342 | 37 | |
| 1905 | — | #311 | 42 | |
| 1904 | — | #306 | 41 | |
| 1903 | — | #360 | 28 | |
| 1902 | — | #373 | 28 | |
| 1901 | — | #314 | 32 | |
| 1900 | — | #292 | 50 | |
| 1899 | — | #355 | 26 | |
| 1898 | — | #324 | 35 | |
| 1897 | — | #367 | 26 | |
| 1896 | — | #262 | 47 | |
| 1895 | — | #329 | 31 | |
| 1894 | — | #322 | 30 | |
| 1893 | — | #330 | 28 | |
| 1892 | — | #309 | 36 | |
| 1891 | — | #340 | 25 | |
| 1890 | — | #322 | 29 | |
| 1889 | — | #332 | 28 | |
| 1888 | — | #387 | 23 | |
| 1887 | — | #356 | 21 | |
| 1886 | — | #348 | 24 | |
| 1885 | — | #332 | 26 | |
| 1884 | — | #369 | 23 | |
| 1883 | — | #346 | 23 | |
| 1882 | — | #416 | 19 | |
| 1881 | — | #781 | 6 | |
| 1880 | — | #350 | 24 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Neil was already there! It came in at #350, and was given to 24 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.
Where Neil is popular in 2018
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Connecticut#304 · 1 in 1,542
- Massachusetts#320 · 1 in 1,768
- New Jersey#392 · 1 in 2,114
- Minnesota#403 · 1 in 1,905
- Washington#411 · 1 in 2,030
Best ever in a state: #24 in Nevada, 1923.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | #304 | 9 | 1 in 1,542 |
| Massachusetts | #320 | 16 | 1 in 1,768 |
| New Jersey | #392 | 19 | 1 in 2,114 |
| Minnesota | #403 | 14 | 1 in 1,905 |
| Washington | #411 | 17 | 1 in 2,030 |
| Virginia | #438 | 17 | 1 in 2,396 |
| New York | #446 | 36 | 1 in 2,660 |
| Pennsylvania | #447 | 22 | 1 in 2,603 |
| Wisconsin | #481 | 10 | 1 in 2,574 |
| Maryland | #507 | 9 | 1 in 2,932 |
| California | #516 | 61 | 1 in 3,385 |
| Indiana | #542 | 11 | 1 in 3,088 |
| North Carolina | #578 | 14 | 1 in 3,583 |
| Utah | #593 | 6 | 1 in 3,250 |
| Oregon | #606 | 5 | 1 in 3,323 |
| Ohio | #611 | 14 | 1 in 4,094 |
| Missouri | #630 | 8 | 1 in 3,793 |
| Michigan | #648 | 11 | 1 in 4,172 |
| Florida | #652 | 22 | 1 in 4,356 |
| Arizona | #657 | 8 | 1 in 4,274 |
| Illinois | #669 | 14 | 1 in 4,262 |
| Alabama | #738 | 5 | 1 in 4,524 |
| Texas | #750 | 31 | 1 in 5,641 |
| Georgia | #931 | 8 | 1 in 6,524 |
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| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 12 spots since 2024 (#862 → #850)
- 102 spots since 2020 (#748 → #850)
- 209 spots since 2015 (#641 → #850)
- Biggest jump: 365 spots in 1882 (#781 → #416)
- Biggest drop: 431 spots in 1881 (#350 → #781)
Rise & fade · boys
73 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1953 at #146 (1,937 births)
- Births halved by 1991, 38 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 995
- Highest: 1 in 995 boys born in 1933 were named Neil (0.10%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,931 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #146 in 1953, was only 1 in 1,018 (0.10%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 16.9% of all boys named Neil (17,715) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 217 | #332 (1889) | #402 |
| 1890s | 313 | #262 (1896) | #326 |
| 1900s | 398 | #292 (1900) | #328 |
| 1910s | 2,424 | #256 (1916) | #296 |
| 1920s | 5,688 | #195 (1929) | #232 |
| 1930s | 9,466 | #149 (1933) | #159 |
| 1940s | 12,427 | #156 (1940) | #161 |
| 1950s | 17,715 | #146 (1953) | #162 |
| 1960s | 13,668 | #164 (1969) | #197 |
| 1970s | 14,040 | #159 (1978) | #174 |
| 1980s | 11,833 | #181 (1980) | #208 |
| 1990s | 6,987 | #261 (1990) | #366 |
| 2000s | 3,814 | #494 (2000) | #606 |
| 2010s | 3,992 | #618 (2017) | #639 |
| 2020s | 1,887 | #719 (2021) | #792 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Neil in 2018
boys
#624
427 births · 1 in 4,253 boys
Top boys' names in 2018
More about 2018
boys
1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 4,253 of them was named Neil, which outranked 95.6% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).