TheNameDBNeil
M FNeil is a given name of Irish, Scottish origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 104,966 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 104,581 as boys and 385 as girls. Neil gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1954 and has since declined significantly. It is the #665 most popular name for a boy.
Popularity Over Time
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Yearly Data
| Year | Births |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 278 |
| 2023 | 305 |
| 2022 | 330 |
| 2021 | 360 |
| 2020 | 324 |
| 2019 | 422 |
| 2018 | 425 |
| 2017 | 422 |
| 2016 | 425 |
| 2015 | 414 |
| 2014 | 397 |
| 2013 | 394 |
| 2012 | 391 |
| 2011 | 358 |
| 2010 | 342 |
| 2009 | 396 |
| 2008 | 327 |
| 2007 | 305 |
| 2006 | 398 |
| 2005 | 380 |
| 2004 | 338 |
| 2003 | 384 |
| 2002 | 381 |
| 2001 | 443 |
| 2000 | 462 |
| 1999 | 490 |
| 1998 | 489 |
| 1997 | 526 |
| 1996 | 579 |
| 1995 | 678 |
| 1994 | 704 |
| 1993 | 784 |
| 1992 | 791 |
| 1991 | 918 |
| 1990 | 1,034 |
| 1989 | 1,036 |
| 1988 | 1,006 |
| 1987 | 1,084 |
| 1986 | 1,159 |
| 1985 | 1,217 |
| 1984 | 1,131 |
| 1983 | 1,238 |
| 1982 | 1,352 |
| 1981 | 1,343 |
| 1980 | 1,360 |
| 1979 | 1,491 |
| 1978 | 1,537 |
| 1977 | 1,435 |
| 1976 | 1,362 |
| 1975 | 1,342 |
| 1974 | 1,329 |
| 1973 | 1,303 |
| 1972 | 1,311 |
| 1971 | 1,429 |
| 1970 | 1,580 |
| 1969 | 1,691 |
| 1968 | 1,055 |
| 1967 | 1,155 |
| 1966 | 1,227 |
| 1965 | 1,320 |
| 1964 | 1,535 |
| 1963 | 1,446 |
| 1962 | 1,291 |
| 1961 | 1,525 |
| 1960 | 1,446 |
| 1959 | 1,638 |
| 1958 | 1,718 |
| 1957 | 1,684 |
| 1956 | 1,752 |
| 1955 | 1,790 |
| 1954 | 1,964 |
| 1953 | 1,946 |
| 1952 | 1,911 |
| 1951 | 1,762 |
| 1950 | 1,609 |
| 1949 | 1,471 |
| 1948 | 1,413 |
| 1947 | 1,460 |
| 1946 | 1,343 |
| 1945 | 1,215 |
| 1944 | 1,140 |
| 1943 | 1,154 |
| 1942 | 1,106 |
| 1941 | 1,075 |
| 1940 | 1,067 |
| 1939 | 1,076 |
| 1938 | 1,066 |
| 1937 | 975 |
| 1936 | 913 |
| 1935 | 858 |
| 1934 | 960 |
| 1933 | 1,005 |
| 1932 | 940 |
| 1931 | 888 |
| 1930 | 833 |
| 1929 | 703 |
| 1928 | 702 |
| 1927 | 609 |
| 1926 | 607 |
| 1925 | 568 |
| 1924 | 547 |
| 1923 | 508 |
| 1922 | 495 |
| 1921 | 503 |
| 1920 | 497 |
| 1919 | 366 |
| 1918 | 367 |
| 1917 | 356 |
| 1916 | 380 |
| 1915 | 289 |
| 1914 | 232 |
| 1913 | 184 |
| 1912 | 151 |
| 1911 | 58 |
| 1910 | 54 |
| 1909 | 43 |
| 1908 | 55 |
| 1907 | 42 |
| 1906 | 37 |
| 1905 | 42 |
| 1904 | 41 |
| 1903 | 28 |
| 1902 | 28 |
| 1901 | 32 |
| 1900 | 50 |
| 1899 | 26 |
| 1898 | 35 |
| 1897 | 26 |
| 1896 | 47 |
| 1895 | 31 |
| 1894 | 30 |
| 1893 | 28 |
| 1892 | 36 |
| 1891 | 25 |
| 1890 | 29 |
| 1889 | 28 |
| 1888 | 23 |
| 1887 | 21 |
| 1886 | 24 |
| 1885 | 26 |
| 1884 | 23 |
| 1883 | 23 |
| 1882 | 19 |
| 1881 | 6 |
| 1880 | 24 |