Is Neil a boy or girl name?
Neil is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 278 boys were named Neil, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 104,966 US babies named Neil were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #863
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Neil since 1880
- 104,966
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 1,964 babies
Boys and girls named Neil, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 217 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 313 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 398 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,424 | 13 | 0.5% |
| 1920s | 5,688 | 51 | 0.9% |
| 1930s | 9,466 | 48 | 0.5% |
| 1940s | 12,427 | 17 | 0.1% |
| 1950s | 17,716 | 58 | 0.3% |
| 1960s | 13,669 | 22 | 0.2% |
| 1970s | 14,041 | 78 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 11,833 | 93 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 6,988 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 2000s | 3,814 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 3,990 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,597 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 278 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 305 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 330 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 360 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 324 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 422 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 425 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 422 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 425 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 414 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 397 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 394 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 391 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 358 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 342 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 396 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 327 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 305 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 398 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 380 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 338 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 384 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 381 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 443 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 462 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 490 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 489 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 526 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 579 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 678 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 704 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 784 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 791 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 918 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 1,029 | #260 | 5 | #14,515 |
| 1989 | 1,027 | #252 | 9 | #8,528 |
| 1988 | 999 | #240 | 7 | #10,019 |
| 1987 | 1,078 | #222 | 6 | #10,810 |
| 1986 | 1,152 | #211 | 7 | #9,252 |
| 1985 | 1,206 | #202 | 11 | #6,321 |
| 1984 | 1,125 | #205 | 6 | #9,962 |
| 1983 | 1,226 | #195 | 12 | #5,709 |
| 1982 | 1,342 | #188 | 10 | #6,701 |
| 1981 | 1,330 | #188 | 13 | #5,484 |
| 1980 | 1,348 | #181 | 12 | #5,793 |
| 1979 | 1,486 | #165 | 5 | #11,359 |
| 1978 | 1,527 | #159 | 10 | #6,249 |
| 1977 | 1,430 | #169 | 5 | #10,721 |
| 1976 | 1,354 | #173 | 8 | #7,059 |
| 1975 | 1,331 | #174 | 11 | #5,402 |
| 1974 | 1,323 | #175 | 6 | #8,382 |
| 1973 | 1,297 | #182 | 6 | #8,094 |
| 1972 | 1,305 | #185 | 6 | #7,929 |
| 1971 | 1,422 | #182 | 7 | #7,127 |
| 1970 | 1,566 | #178 | 14 | #4,186 |
| 1969 | 1,680 | #164 | 11 | #4,640 |
| 1968 | 1,050 | #218 | 5 | #7,823 |
| 1967 | 1,155 | #200 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 1,227 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 1,320 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 1,529 | #182 | 6 | #6,543 |
| 1963 | 1,446 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 1,291 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 1,525 | #196 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 1,446 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 1,633 | #185 | 5 | #6,936 |
| 1958 | 1,711 | #174 | 7 | #5,250 |
| 1957 | 1,676 | #181 | 8 | #4,796 |
| 1956 | 1,747 | #171 | 5 | #6,615 |
| 1955 | 1,785 | #159 | 5 | #6,456 |
| 1954 | 1,959 | #147 | 5 | #6,361 |
| 1953 | 1,937 | #146 | 9 | #4,147 |
| 1952 | 1,904 | #147 | 7 | #4,800 |
| 1951 | 1,755 | #149 | 7 | #4,696 |
| 1950 | 1,609 | #156 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 1,471 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 1,406 | #165 | 7 | #4,509 |
| 1947 | 1,460 | #162 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 1,343 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 1,210 | #157 | 5 | #5,051 |
| 1944 | 1,140 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 1,154 | #162 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 1,101 | #160 | 5 | #5,163 |
| 1941 | 1,075 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 1,067 | #156 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 1,068 | #152 | 8 | #3,337 |
| 1938 | 1,066 | #152 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 969 | #158 | 6 | #4,134 |
| 1936 | 913 | #158 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 858 | #167 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 953 | #153 | 7 | #3,706 |
| 1933 | 997 | #149 | 8 | #3,327 |
| 1932 | 934 | #162 | 6 | #4,283 |
| 1931 | 882 | #165 | 6 | #4,207 |
| 1930 | 826 | #175 | 7 | #3,940 |
| 1929 | 696 | #196 | 7 | #3,944 |
| 1928 | 696 | #198 | 6 | #4,568 |
| 1927 | 609 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 600 | #225 | 7 | #4,190 |
| 1925 | 563 | #234 | 5 | #5,553 |
| 1924 | 541 | #249 | 6 | #4,880 |
| 1923 | 508 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 489 | #255 | 6 | #4,860 |
| 1921 | 497 | #252 | 6 | #4,926 |
| 1920 | 489 | #247 | 8 | #3,857 |
| 1919 | 366 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 359 | #285 | 8 | #3,767 |
| 1917 | 356 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 375 | #256 | 5 | #4,945 |
| 1915 | 289 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 232 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 184 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 151 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 58 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 54 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 43 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 55 | #295 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 42 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 37 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 42 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 41 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 28 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 28 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 32 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 50 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 26 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 35 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 26 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 47 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 31 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 30 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 28 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 36 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 25 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 29 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 28 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 23 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 21 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 24 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 26 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 23 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 23 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 19 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 6 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 24 | #354 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Neil reached #146 in 1953. As a girl name, it reached #3,327 in 1933. 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.
Names spelled like Neil
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.