Neo

NEE-oh

Latin or Tswana

"new or gift"

Neo Origin and Meaning

The name Neo is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "new or gift".

This nouveau name of Keanu Reeves's character in The Matrix has not enjoyed the same burst of popularity as its female counterpart, Trinity, but it definitely sounds, well, newer. Neo Rauch is an interesting contemporary German artist.

In the Southern African language of Tswana, it is a unisex name meaning "gift".

Neo Rank in US Top 1000

# 971 in the US

Neo Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 359 on Nameberry

Neo Popularity

• 971 US 2023
• 359 Nameberry 2024
• 104 Unique 2020
• 476 England 2021
• 153 Germany 2016
• 91 Sweden 2014
• 152 Switzerland 2023

20 Names Similar to Neo

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Famous People Named Neo

• Neo Rauch German artist
• August Neo Estonian wrestler

Neo in Pop Culture

• Neo from the movie "The Matrix"
• Neo fictional race of superhumans
• Neo constructed language created by Arturo Alfandari
• Neo UK's anime, manga and Asian film magazine
• Neo programming framework
• Neo portable keyboard by AlphaSmart
• Neo ergonomic keyboard layout
• Neo Hungarian group
• Neo prog,jazz group
• Neo post,punk band
• Neo Philippine,based personal computers manufacturer
• Neo Vietnam, a town in Bac Giang Province, Vietnam
• Neo 1973 smartphone running Openmoko software
• Dr. Neo Cortex archenemy of Crash Bandicoot