Is Neal a boy or girl name?
Neal is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 77 boys were named Neal, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 55,217 US babies named Neal were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,002
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Neal since 1880
- 55,217
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 1,223 babies
Boys and girls named Neal, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 361 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 373 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 456 | 16 | 3.4% |
| 1910s | 1,943 | 55 | 2.8% |
| 1920s | 3,858 | 66 | 1.7% |
| 1930s | 4,083 | 36 | 0.9% |
| 1940s | 6,158 | 17 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 10,733 | 21 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 9,360 | 18 | 0.2% |
| 1970s | 6,011 | 18 | 0.3% |
| 1980s | 5,426 | 10 | 0.2% |
| 1990s | 3,143 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,369 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,190 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 496 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 77 | #2,002 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 95 | #1,740 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 110 | #1,603 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 110 | #1,582 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 104 | #1,571 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 118 | #1,470 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 102 | #1,614 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 131 | #1,363 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 152 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 152 | #1,213 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 120 | #1,409 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 99 | #1,575 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 105 | #1,530 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 97 | #1,595 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 114 | #1,452 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 113 | #1,480 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 112 | #1,474 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 116 | #1,409 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 138 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 131 | #1,214 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 111 | #1,332 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 129 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 169 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 172 | #911 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 178 | #888 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 186 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 210 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 246 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 262 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 258 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 294 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 384 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 396 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 444 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 463 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 522 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 460 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 456 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 543 | #348 | 5 | #12,202 |
| 1985 | 562 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 566 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 573 | #329 | 5 | #11,425 |
| 1982 | 556 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 596 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 592 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 636 | #306 | 6 | #9,793 |
| 1978 | 583 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 622 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 550 | #323 | 5 | #10,352 |
| 1975 | 648 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 582 | #314 | 7 | #7,423 |
| 1973 | 537 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 534 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 600 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 719 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 703 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 651 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 741 | #268 | 6 | #6,557 |
| 1966 | 815 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 883 | #250 | 7 | #5,643 |
| 1964 | 1,128 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 1,094 | #227 | 5 | #7,320 |
| 1962 | 1,031 | #241 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 1,122 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 1,192 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 1,223 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 1,156 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 1,192 | #218 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 1,102 | #220 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 1,060 | #220 | 9 | #4,287 |
| 1954 | 1,088 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 967 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 1,142 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 955 | #209 | 7 | #4,695 |
| 1950 | 848 | #217 | 5 | #5,876 |
| 1949 | 740 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 713 | #242 | 5 | #5,794 |
| 1947 | 730 | #243 | 5 | #5,881 |
| 1946 | 676 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 578 | #233 | 7 | #3,918 |
| 1944 | 568 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 535 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 569 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 543 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 506 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 444 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 446 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 430 | #261 | 5 | #4,743 |
| 1936 | 419 | #265 | 7 | #3,622 |
| 1935 | 415 | #265 | 5 | #4,708 |
| 1934 | 440 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 362 | #277 | 5 | #4,684 |
| 1932 | 374 | #283 | 8 | #3,491 |
| 1931 | 372 | #286 | 6 | #4,205 |
| 1930 | 381 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 342 | #301 | 9 | #3,315 |
| 1928 | 377 | #291 | 7 | #4,064 |
| 1927 | 384 | #291 | 7 | #4,164 |
| 1926 | 417 | #279 | 6 | #4,681 |
| 1925 | 420 | #282 | 11 | #3,071 |
| 1924 | 405 | #284 | 6 | #4,879 |
| 1923 | 410 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 388 | #282 | 5 | #5,570 |
| 1921 | 344 | #314 | 9 | #3,590 |
| 1920 | 371 | #293 | 6 | #4,806 |
| 1919 | 294 | #329 | 5 | #5,351 |
| 1918 | 287 | #337 | 6 | #4,664 |
| 1917 | 277 | #327 | 10 | #3,017 |
| 1916 | 283 | #308 | 7 | #3,815 |
| 1915 | 228 | #355 | 5 | #4,771 |
| 1914 | 176 | #352 | 5 | #4,035 |
| 1913 | 143 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 127 | #337 | 12 | #1,696 |
| 1911 | 63 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 65 | #307 | 5 | #2,682 |
| 1909 | 48 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 46 | #334 | 6 | #2,036 |
| 1907 | 48 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 43 | #319 | 5 | #2,148 |
| 1905 | 45 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 44 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 49 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 46 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 29 | #343 | 5 | #1,873 |
| 1900 | 58 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 33 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 40 | #295 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 43 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 35 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 38 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 41 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 33 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 35 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 35 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 40 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 38 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 37 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 37 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 40 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 33 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 36 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 29 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 35 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 33 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 43 | #257 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Neal reached #198 in 1952. As a girl name, it reached #1,696 in 1912. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.