Neil
4 countries#850 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Neil was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
105,254 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #850 · peaked in 1954 with 1,964 births
Most common in: New York, California, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
7,356 births recorded 1974–2023 · peaked in 1975 with 520 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
2,496 births recorded 1957–2022 · currently #663 · peaked in 2008 with 108 births
Most common in: Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Rhône, Val-de-Marne, Bouches-du-Rhône
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
207 births recorded 1997–2022 · peaked in 1997 with 34 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Neil’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #605 | — |
| 2007 | #741 | ↓136 |
| 2008 | #712 | ↑29 |
| 2009 | #630 | ↑82 |
| 2010 | #686 | ↓56 |
| 2011 | #655 | ↑31 |
| 2012 | #620 | ↑35 |
| 2013 | #623 | ↓3 |
| 2014 | #656 | ↓33 |
| 2015 | #641 | ↑15 |
| 2016 | #629 | ↑12 |
| 2017 | #618 | ↑11 |
| 2018 | #624 | ↓6 |
| 2019 | #637 | ↓13 |
| 2020 | #748 | ↓111 |
| 2021 | #719 | ↑29 |
| 2022 | #765 | ↓46 |
| 2023 | #806 | ↓41 |
| 2024 | #862 | ↓56 |
| 2025 | #850 | ↑12 |
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