Neil Boy

Popularity: #650 · Trend: ↘ Falling

Famous people named Neil

Neil Armstrong was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the moon.

Neil Gaiman is a British author known for his works in fantasy and graphic novels.

Neil Young is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician, recognized for his influential career in rock music.

Neil Patrick Harris is an American actor and entertainer, famous for his role in the television series 'How I Met Your Mother.'.

Fictional characters named Neil

Neil Perry is a character in the film 'Dead Poets Society,' known for his passion for poetry and acting.

Neil the Horse is a character from a comic series created by Canadian cartoonist Katherine Collins.

Sibling Suggestions

U.S. Historical Usage

The name Neil was first seen in the United States in 1880. Neil has ranked as high as #317 nationally, which occurred in 1954, and has been most popular in New York, California, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Illinois. In the past 5 years the name Neil has been trending down compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Neil (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910

State	Births	Share
CA	56	26%
TX	28	13%
WA	19	9%
MA	12	6%
IL	10	5%
VA	10	5%
NY	10	5%
OH	10	5%
NC	8	4%
FL	8	4%
GA	8	4%
PA	8	4%
TN	7	3%
MN	7	3%
MI	6	3%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	24
1881	6
1882	19
1883	23
1884	23
1885	26
1886	24
1887	21
1888	23
1889	28
1890	29
1891	25
1892	36
1893	28
1894	30
1895	31
1896	47
1897	26
1898	35
1899	26
1900	50
1901	32
1902	28
1903	28
1904	41
1905	42
1906	37
1907	42
1908	55
1909	43
1910	54
1911	58
1912	151
1913	184
1914	232
1915	289
1916	375
1917	356
1918	359
1919	366
1920	489
1921	497
1922	489
1923	508
1924	541
1925	563
1926	600
1927	609
1928	696
1929	696
1930	826
1931	882
1932	934
1933	997
1934	953
1935	858
1936	913
1937	969
1938	1,066
1939	1,068
1940	1,067
1941	1,075
1942	1,101
1943	1,154
1944	1,140
1945	1,210
1946	1,343
1947	1,460
1948	1,406
1949	1,471
1950	1,609
1951	1,755
1952	1,904
1953	1,937
1954	1,959
1955	1,785
1956	1,747
1957	1,676
1958	1,711
1959	1,633
1960	1,446
1961	1,525
1962	1,291
1963	1,446
1964	1,529
1965	1,320
1966	1,227
1967	1,155
1968	1,050
1969	1,680
1970	1,566
1971	1,422
1972	1,305
1973	1,297
1974	1,323
1975	1,331
1976	1,354
1977	1,430
1978	1,527
1979	1,486
1980	1,348
1981	1,330
1982	1,342
1983	1,226
1984	1,125
1985	1,206
1986	1,152
1987	1,078
1988	999
1989	1,027
1990	1,029
1991	918
1992	791
1993	784
1994	704
1995	678
1996	579
1997	526
1998	489
1999	490
2000	462
2001	443
2002	381
2003	384
2004	338
2005	380
2006	398
2007	305
2008	327
2009	396
2010	342
2011	358
2012	391
2013	394
2014	397
2015	414
2016	425
2017	422
2018	425
2019	422
2020	324
2021	360
2022	330
2023	305
2024	278