Neil

Irish
"cloud"

Neil Origin and Meaning

The name Neil is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "cloud".

Always the top spelling of the name; Neil peaked in the 1950s, but then enjoyed a second coming following the fame of such Neils as astronaut Armstrong and singers Sedaka, Diamond, and Young. Now semiretired.

# 811 in the US

Neil Rank in US Top 1000

# 775 on Nameberry

Neil Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Neil

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Famous People Named Neil

  • Neil Armstrong
    American astronaut
  • Neil deGrasse Tyson
    American astrophysicist
  • Neil Tennant
    English singer
  • Neil Simon
    American playwright
  • Neil Diamond
    American musician
  • Neil Young
    Canadian musician
  • Neil Sedaka
    American musician
  • Neil Gaiman
    English author
  • Neil Patrick Harris
    American actor
  • Neil Postman
    American media theorist and author
  • Neil Byrne
    Irish singer
  • Neil Abercrombie
    American politician and governor of Hawaii
  • Neil Lennon
    Celtic Football Club Manager.
  • Dustin Neil Diamond
    American actor
  • Neil LaBute
    American playwright and film director
  • Neil Mallon Pierce Bush
    American businessman
  • Neil Cicierega
    American internet artist and comedian
  • Neil Peart
    Canadian drummer for the rock band Rush

The name Neil in Pop Culture

  • Neil Michael Wolowitz
    son of Howard and Bernadette on TV's "The Big Bang Theory"
  • Neil Marshall
    character from "Ace Attorney"
  • Neil Josten
    character from Nora Sakavic's "The Foxhole Court"
  • Neil Perry
    character from "Dead Poets Society"
  • Neil
    main character in the Rooster Teeth animated series "Camp Camp"
  • Neil “Space Kid” Armstrong Junior
    character in the Rooster Teeth animated series "Camp Camp"

International Variations of the name Neil

  • Nyle
    Scandinavian
  • Niall
    Irish

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