Trend of the Popularity of Neil as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 278 male babies that were named Neil in the US, which was 0.02% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Neil peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 1,348 babies, which was 0.08% of the total male babies born in the US in 1980.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Neil, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Neil.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Neil in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Neil in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Neil from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Neil as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	1348	0.08
1981	1330	0.07
1982	1342	0.07
1983	1226	0.07
1984	1125	0.06
1985	1206	0.07
1986	1152	0.06
1987	1078	0.06
1988	999	0.05
1989	1027	0.05
1990	1029	0.05
1991	918	0.05
1992	791	0.04
1993	784	0.04
1994	704	0.04
1995	678	0.04
1996	579	0.03
1997	526	0.03
1998	489	0.03
1999	490	0.03
2000	462	0.02
2001	443	0.02
2002	381	0.02
2003	384	0.02
2004	338	0.02
2005	380	0.02
2006	398	0.02
2007	305	0.02
2008	327	0.02
2009	396	0.02
2010	342	0.02
2011	358	0.02
2012	391	0.02
2013	394	0.02
2014	397	0.02
2015	414	0.02
2016	425	0.02
2017	422	0.02
2018	425	0.02
2019	422	0.02
2020	324	0.02
2021	360	0.02
2022	330	0.02
2023	305	0.02
2024	278	0.02