Neil Name Popularity

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How popular is Neil?

The less frequently given name Neil was the 626th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 1000 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #146 in 1953.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1954 with 1,957 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Neil in any given year was 6 in 1881.

Neil, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1887-1890, 1893-1896, 1897-1900, 1905-1908, 1909-1916, 1917-1920, 1927-1931, 1943-1947, 1948-1952, and 1975-1978, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1964-1968.

Where is the name Neil popularity headed?

Neil's popularity is at a low point when measured against its most notable year.

Neil's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Neil has remained about the same.

The name Neil still has a solid footing and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Neil (Girl)		Neil (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	424	626
2017		< 5	--	421	618
2016		< 5	--	424	630
2015		< 5	--	413	639
2014		< 5	--	397	656
2013		< 5	--	393	624
2012		< 5	--	391	619
2011		< 5	--	358	657
2010		< 5	--	342	686
2009		< 5	--	396	632
2008		< 5	--	326	714
2007		< 5	--	305	741
2006		< 5	--	397	605
2005		< 5	--	379	596
2004		< 5	--	338	625
2003		< 5	--	384	575
2002		< 5	--	381	574
2001		< 5	--	443	512
2000		< 5	--	460	496
1999		< 5	--	490	465
1998		< 5	--	489	460
1997		< 5	--	526	430
1996		< 5	--	578	404
1995		< 5	--	678	357
1994		< 5	--	703	349
1993		< 5	--	783	326
1992		< 5	--	791	322
1991		< 5	--	917	283
1990		5	14,512	1,028	261
1989		9	8,528	1,026	252
1988		7	10,018	999	240
1987		6	10,805	1,078	222
1986		7	9,249	1,152	211
1985		11	6,318	1,206	202
1984		6	9,953	1,124	205
1983		12	5,704	1,226	195
1982		10	6,698	1,343	188
1981		13	5,485	1,332	188
1980		12	5,792	1,348	181
1979		5	11,354	1,486	165
1978		10	6,249	1,530	159
1977		5	10,716	1,434	168
1976		8	7,058	1,352	173
1975		11	5,400	1,333	174
1974		6	8,379	1,324	175
1973		6	8,085	1,297	182
1972		6	7,928	1,305	185
1971		7	7,126	1,422	182
1970		14	4,186	1,567	178
1969		11	4,639	1,681	164
1968		5	7,819	1,053	218
1967		< 5	--	1,156	200
1966		< 5	--	1,225	198
1965		< 5	--	1,319	192
1964		6	6,539	1,530	182
1963		< 5	--	1,445	205
1962		< 5	--	1,289	214
1961		< 5	--	1,525	196
1960		< 5	--	1,448	199
1959		5	6,931	1,635	184
1958		7	5,252	1,710	174
1957		8	4,794	1,673	181
1956		5	6,611	1,749	171
1955		5	6,454	1,781	159
1954		5	6,357	1,957	148
1953		9	4,146	1,935	146
1952		7	4,801	1,905	147
1951		7	4,696	1,755	149
1950		< 5	--	1,607	156
1949		< 5	--	1,474	161
1948		7	4,509	1,406	165
1947		< 5	--	1,460	162
1946		< 5	--	1,343	161
1945		5	5,050	1,210	157
1944		< 5	--	1,140	161
1943		< 5	--	1,155	162
1942		5	5,164	1,101	160
1941		< 5	--	1,074	161
1940		< 5	--	1,067	156
1939		8	3,337	1,067	152
1938		< 5	--	1,067	152
1937		6	4,134	969	158
1936		< 5	--	914	158
1935		< 5	--	858	167
1934		7	3,706	953	153
1933		8	3,328	996	149
1932		6	4,285	933	161
1931		6	4,209	882	165
1930		7	3,941	826	175
1929		7	3,944	696	196
1928		6	4,568	696	198
1927		< 5	--	609	221
1926		7	4,191	600	225
1925		5	5,553	563	234
1924		6	4,880	541	249
1923		< 5	--	508	248
1922		6	4,861	489	255
1921		6	4,926	497	252
1920		8	3,857	489	247
1919		< 5	--	366	275
1918		8	3,767	359	285
1917		< 5	--	356	270
1916		5	4,946	375	256
1915		< 5	--	289	297
1914		< 5	--	232	296
1913		< 5	--	184	294
1912		< 5	--	151	292
1911		< 5	--	58	366
1910		< 5	--	54	343
1909		< 5	--	43	363
1908		< 5	--	55	295
1907		< 5	--	42	329
1906		< 5	--	37	343
1905		< 5	--	42	313
1904		< 5	--	41	310
1903		< 5	--	28	364
1902		< 5	--	28	377
1901		< 5	--	32	315
1900		< 5	--	50	292
1899		< 5	--	26	358
1898		< 5	--	35	328
1897		< 5	--	26	372
1896		< 5	--	47	264
1895		< 5	--	31	336
1894		< 5	--	30	329
1893		< 5	--	28	338
1892		< 5	--	36	310
1891		< 5	--	25	345
1890		< 5	--	29	324
1889		< 5	--	28	335
1888		< 5	--	23	394
1887		< 5	--	21	365
1886		< 5	--	24	354
1885		< 5	--	26	341
1884		< 5	--	23	371
1883		< 5	--	23	351
1882		< 5	--	19	421
1881		< 5	--	6	840
1880		< 5	--	24	354

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.