Neal

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Neal is a given name of Irish origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 55,217 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 54,960 as boys and 257 as girls. Neal gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1959 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,022 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 77
2023 95
2022 110
2021 110
2020 104
2019 118
2018 102
2017 131
2016 152
2015 152
2014 120
2013 99
2012 105
2011 97
2010 114
2009 113
2008 112
2007 116
2006 138
2005 131
2004 111
2003 129
2002 169
2001 172
2000 178
1999 186
1998 210
1997 246
1996 262
1995 258
1994 294
1993 384
1992 396
1991 444
1990 463
1989 522
1988 460
1987 456
1986 548
1985 562
1984 566
1983 578
1982 556
1981 596
1980 592
1979 642
1978 583
1977 622
1976 555
1975 648
1974 589
1973 537
1972 534
1971 600
1970 719
1969 703
1968 651
1967 747
1966 815
1965 890
1964 1,128
1963 1,099
1962 1,031
1961 1,122
1960 1,192
1959 1,223
1958 1,156
1957 1,192
1956 1,102
1955 1,069
1954 1,088
1953 967
1952 1,142
1951 962
1950 853
1949 740
1948 718
1947 735
1946 676
1945 585
1944 568
1943 535
1942 569
1941 543
1940 506
1939 444
1938 446
1937 435
1936 426
1935 420
1934 440
1933 367
1932 382
1931 378
1930 381
1929 351
1928 384
1927 391
1926 423
1925 431
1924 411
1923 410
1922 393
1921 353
1920 377
1919 299
1918 293
1917 287
1916 290
1915 233
1914 181
1913 143
1912 139
1911 63
1910 70
1909 48
1908 52
1907 48
1906 48
1905 45
1904 44
1903 49
1902 46
1901 34
1900 58
1899 33
1898 40
1897 43
1896 35
1895 38
1894 41
1893 33
1892 35
1891 35
1890 40
1889 38
1888 37
1887 37
1886 40
1885 33
1884 36
1883 29
1882 35
1881 33
1880 43