Is Neo a boy or girl name?
Neo is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 232 boys were named Neo, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 2,912 US babies named Neo were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #969
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Neo since 1990
- 2,912
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 240 babies
Boys and girls named Neo, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 232 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 226 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 240 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 227 | #980 | 6 | #14,754 |
| 2020 | 180 | #1,100 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 122 | #1,438 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 144 | #1,280 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 84 | #1,807 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 100 | #1,617 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 81 | #1,840 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 93 | #1,663 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 60 | #2,193 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 69 | #2,026 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 78 | #1,832 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 62 | #2,165 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 78 | #1,870 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 64 | #2,138 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 69 | #2,028 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 103 | #1,486 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 80 | #1,687 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 108 | #1,352 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 84 | #1,535 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 66 | #1,760 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 111 | #1,213 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 116 | #1,185 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,339 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #9,082 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Neo reached #949 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #14,754 in 2021. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Neo
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.