Is Neel a boy or girl name?
Neel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 87 boys were named Neel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,284 US babies named Neel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,854
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Neel since 1918
- 3,284
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 148 babies
Boys and girls named Neel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 119 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 289 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 456 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 947 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 964 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 434 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 87 | #1,854 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 67 | #2,167 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 103 | #1,672 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 94 | #1,733 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 83 | #1,810 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 81 | #1,860 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 86 | #1,789 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 115 | #1,474 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 98 | #1,634 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 95 | #1,663 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 90 | #1,697 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 81 | #1,788 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 81 | #1,827 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 97 | #1,596 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 140 | #1,253 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 148 | #1,216 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 108 | #1,514 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 122 | #1,365 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 93 | #1,579 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 82 | #1,657 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 86 | #1,549 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 82 | #1,560 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 71 | #1,676 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 76 | #1,581 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 79 | #1,533 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 63 | #1,682 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 74 | #1,496 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 54 | #1,785 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 53 | #1,758 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 34 | #2,330 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 38 | #2,160 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 31 | #2,438 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 38 | #2,076 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 42 | #1,885 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 29 | #2,415 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 40 | #1,884 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 34 | #1,938 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 29 | #2,097 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,660 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 31 | #1,904 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 35 | #1,676 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 32 | #1,779 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 27 | #2,042 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 20 | #2,470 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 21 | #2,420 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 15 | #2,981 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 24 | #2,053 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 25 | #1,985 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 13 | #3,044 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,718 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 16 | #2,528 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,903 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,220 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,247 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,370 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,250 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,914 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #4,107 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #4,032 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,380 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,619 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,767 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,135 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,597 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,290 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Neel reached #1,216 in 2009. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Neel
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.