Neil

Given to 105,254 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −22% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#850
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
288
boys 288
Peak year
1933
997 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
105,254
since 1880

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Neil was most popular in 1933, when 997 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 288 babies were named Neil, ranking #850 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 22%.00.3750.751.1251.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1933 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Neil was most popular in 1933, when 997 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 288 babies were named Neil, ranking #850 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 22%.00.3750.751.1251.51880192019602000Peak 1933

Neil was most popular in 1933, when 997 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 288 babies were named Neil, ranking #850 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 22%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 288 850
2024 <5 — 280 862
2023 <5 — 305 806
2022 <5 — 330 765
2021 <5 — 360 719
2020 <5 — 324 748
2019 <5 — 422 637
2018 <5 — 427 624
2017 <5 — 422 618
2016 <5 — 425 629
2015 <5 — 414 641
2014 <5 — 397 656
2013 <5 — 394 623
2012 <5 — 391 620
2011 <5 — 358 655
2010 <5 — 342 686
2009 <5 — 396 630
2008 <5 — 327 712
2007 <5 — 305 741
2006 <5 — 398 605
2005 <5 — 380 594
2004 <5 — 338 624
2003 <5 — 384 575
2002 <5 — 381 574
2001 <5 — 443 512
2000 <5 — 462 494
1999 <5 — 490 464
1998 <5 — 489 460
1997 <5 — 526 430
1996 <5 — 579 404
1995 <5 — 678 357
1994 <5 — 704 348
1993 <5 — 784 326
1992 <5 — 791 322
1991 <5 — 918 283
1990 5 12958 1,028 261
1989 9 8037 1,027 251
1988 7 9244 999 240
1987 6 9825 1,078 221
1986 7 8523 1,152 211
1985 11 6031 1,206 202
1984 6 9144 1,125 205
1983 12 5457 1,226 195
1982 10 6371 1,342 188
1981 13 5254 1,330 188
1980 12 5544 1,348 181
1979 5 10210 1,486 165
1978 10 5958 1,527 159
1977 5 9652 1,429 169
1976 8 6611 1,354 173
1975 11 5161 1,331 174
1974 6 7680 1,323 175
1973 6 7435 1,297 182
1972 6 7292 1,304 185
1971 7 6619 1,422 182
1970 14 4038 1,567 178
1969 11 4418 1,680 164
1968 5 7016 1,049 218
1967 <5 — 1,155 200
1966 <5 — 1,227 198
1965 <5 — 1,321 191
1964 6 6009 1,527 182
1963 <5 — 1,448 204
1962 <5 — 1,291 214
1961 <5 — 1,524 196
1960 <5 — 1,446 199
1959 5 6245 1,632 185
1958 7 4890 1,711 174
1957 8 4536 1,676 181
1956 5 5952 1,747 171
1955 5 5828 1,785 159
1954 5 5753 1,959 147
1953 9 3955 1,937 146
1952 7 4483 1,904 147
1951 7 4385 1,755 149
1950 <5 — 1,609 156
1949 <5 — 1,471 161
1948 7 4205 1,406 165
1947 <5 — 1,460 162
1946 <5 — 1,343 161
1945 5 4556 1,210 157
1944 <5 — 1,140 161
1943 <5 — 1,155 162
1942 5 4622 1,101 160
1941 <5 — 1,074 161
1940 <5 — 1,067 156
1939 8 3145 1,068 152
1938 <5 — 1,066 152
1937 6 3800 969 157
1936 <5 — 913 158
1935 <5 — 858 167
1934 7 3449 953 153
1933 8 3109 997 149
1932 6 3901 934 161
1931 6 3848 881 165
1930 7 3658 827 174
1929 7 3682 696 195
1928 6 4195 696 198
1927 <5 — 609 221
1926 7 3873 600 225
1925 5 4973 563 234
1924 6 4434 541 248
1923 <5 — 508 248
1922 6 4445 489 255
1921 6 4464 497 251
1920 8 3598 489 247
1919 <5 — 366 275
1918 8 3512 359 285
1917 <5 — 356 270
1916 5 4417 375 256
1915 <5 — 289 296
1914 <5 — 232 293
1913 <5 — 184 293
1912 <5 — 151 290
1911 <5 — 58 363
1910 <5 — 54 337
1909 <5 — 43 357
1908 <5 — 55 293
1907 <5 — 42 328
1906 <5 — 37 342
1905 <5 — 42 311
1904 <5 — 41 306
1903 <5 — 28 360
1902 <5 — 28 373
1901 <5 — 32 314
1900 <5 — 50 292
1899 <5 — 26 355
1898 <5 — 35 324
1897 <5 — 26 367
1896 <5 — 47 262
1895 <5 — 31 329
1894 <5 — 30 322
1893 <5 — 28 330
1892 <5 — 36 309
1891 <5 — 25 340
1890 <5 — 29 322
1889 <5 — 28 332
1888 <5 — 23 387
1887 <5 — 21 356
1886 <5 — 24 348
1885 <5 — 26 332
1884 <5 — 23 369
1883 <5 — 23 346
1882 <5 — 19 416
1881 <5 — 6 781
1880 <5 — 24 350

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Where Neil is most popular

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

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