Neal

Given to 55,305 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −18% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#1906

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

boys 82

Peak year

1952

1,143 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

55,305

since 1880

Born a Neal? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Neal was most popular in 1952, when 1,143 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.59 per 1,000). In 2025, 82 babies were named Neal, ranking #1906 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 18%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	82	1906
2024	<5	—	77	1997
2023	<5	—	95	1735
2022	<5	—	110	1597
2021	<5	—	110	1577
2020	<5	—	104	1568
2019	<5	—	118	1468
2018	<5	—	102	1606
2017	<5	—	132	1348
2016	<5	—	152	1229
2015	<5	—	152	1210
2014	<5	—	120	1402
2013	<5	—	99	1568
2012	<5	—	105	1523
2011	<5	—	97	1587
2010	<5	—	114	1447
2009	<5	—	113	1472
2008	<5	—	112	1467
2007	<5	—	116	1405
2006	<5	—	139	1202
2005	<5	—	131	1209
2004	<5	—	112	1316
2003	<5	—	129	1159
2002	<5	—	169	948
2001	<5	—	172	908
2000	<5	—	178	885
1999	<5	—	186	819
1998	<5	—	210	759
1997	<5	—	246	665
1996	<5	—	262	640
1995	<5	—	258	649
1994	<5	—	294	611
1993	<5	—	384	520
1992	<5	—	396	508
1991	<5	—	444	470
1990	<5	—	463	460
1989	<5	—	522	408
1988	<5	—	460	421
1987	<5	—	456	408
1986	5	10912	543	348
1985	<5	—	562	339
1984	<5	—	566	332
1983	5	10275	573	329
1982	<5	—	556	338
1981	<5	—	596	320
1980	<5	—	592	323
1979	6	9010	637	306
1978	<5	—	583	307
1977	<5	—	622	309
1976	5	9284	550	323
1975	<5	—	648	293
1974	7	6900	582	313
1973	<5	—	537	323
1972	<5	—	534	333
1971	<5	—	600	315
1970	<5	—	718	289
1969	<5	—	703	281
1968	<5	—	651	290
1967	6	6042	741	268
1966	<5	—	815	254
1965	7	5289	884	250
1964	<5	—	1,128	223
1963	5	6592	1,094	227
1962	<5	—	1,031	241
1961	<5	—	1,122	237
1960	<5	—	1,192	233
1959	<5	—	1,222	222
1958	<5	—	1,157	227
1957	<5	—	1,192	218
1956	<5	—	1,102	220
1955	9	4069	1,060	220
1954	<5	—	1,088	212
1953	<5	—	967	216
1952	<5	—	1,143	198
1951	7	4385	956	208
1950	5	5301	848	217
1949	<5	—	740	239
1948	5	5243	713	242
1947	5	5295	730	243
1946	<5	—	676	232
1945	7	3676	578	232
1944	<5	—	568	236
1943	<5	—	535	263
1942	<5	—	569	236
1941	<5	—	543	233
1940	<5	—	506	239
1939	<5	—	444	256
1938	<5	—	446	258
1937	5	4255	430	261
1936	7	3376	419	265
1935	5	4204	415	265
1934	<5	—	440	257
1933	5	4218	362	277
1932	8	3274	374	283
1931	6	3848	372	286
1930	<5	—	381	292
1929	9	3137	342	301
1928	7	3743	377	291
1927	7	3875	384	291
1926	6	4306	417	279
1925	11	2939	420	282
1924	6	4434	405	284
1923	<5	—	410	279
1922	5	5009	388	281
1921	9	3400	344	314
1920	6	4398	371	293
1919	5	4814	294	328
1918	6	4291	287	336
1917	10	2879	277	327
1916	7	3552	283	308
1915	5	4274	228	355
1914	5	3618	176	352
1913	<5	—	143	345
1912	12	1620	127	336
1911	<5	—	63	344
1910	5	2398	65	304
1909	<5	—	48	334
1908	6	1862	46	330
1907	<5	—	48	307
1906	5	1951	43	316
1905	<5	—	45	299
1904	<5	—	44	288
1903	<5	—	49	263
1902	<5	—	46	277
1901	5	1679	29	334
1900	<5	—	58	269
1899	<5	—	33	306
1898	<5	—	40	288
1897	<5	—	43	272
1896	<5	—	35	315
1895	<5	—	38	289
1894	<5	—	41	275
1893	<5	—	33	300
1892	<5	—	35	312
1891	<5	—	35	273
1890	<5	—	40	272
1889	<5	—	38	271
1888	<5	—	37	289
1887	<5	—	37	268
1886	<5	—	40	267
1885	<5	—	33	290
1884	<5	—	36	288
1883	<5	—	29	306
1882	<5	—	35	288
1881	<5	—	33	273
1880	<5	—	43	252

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Other spellings

Neale · 920

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Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

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Where Neal is most popular

New York
2.0×
California
1.8×
Texas
1.4×

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years