Neil
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Neil
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.
Neil for girls
One of the boys' names that sounds fresher today for a girl. Second-best-spelling for boys, Neal, may work even better for girls.
Pronounced NEEL.
As of October 2026, Neil ranked #851 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #146 in 1953, Nameberry popularity #622.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #656 | 397 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #641 | 414 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #629 | 425 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #618 | 422 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #628 | 425 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #639 | 422 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #750 | 324 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #719 | 360 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #765 | 330 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #806 | 305 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #863 | 278 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #851 | 288 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Famous Neils
- Neil ArmstrongBoy
American astronaut
- Neil deGrasse TysonBoy
American astrophysicist
- Neil TennantBoy
English singer
- Neil SimonBoy
American playwright
- Neil DiamondBoy
American musician
- Neil YoungBoy
Canadian musician
- Neil SedakaBoy
American musician
- Neil GaimanBoy
English author
- Neil Patrick HarrisBoy
American actor
- Neil PostmanBoy
American media theorist and author
- Neil ByrneBoy
Irish singer
- Neil AbercrombieBoy
American politician and governor of Hawaii
- Neil LennonBoy
Celtic Football Club Manager.
- Dustin Neil DiamondBoy
American actor
- Neil LaButeBoy
American playwright and film director
- Neil Mallon Pierce BushBoy
American businessman
- Neil CicieregaBoy
American internet artist and comedian
- Neil PeartBoy
Canadian drummer for the rock band Rush
Neil in pop culture
- Neil Michael WolowitzBoy
son of Howard and Bernadette on TV's "The Big Bang Theory"
- Neil MarshallBoy
character from "Ace Attorney"
- Neil JostenBoy
character from Nora Sakavic's "The Foxhole Court"
- Neil PerryBoy
character from "Dead Poets Society"
- NeilBoy
main character in the Rooster Teeth animated series "Camp Camp"
- Neil “Space Kid” Armstrong JuniorBoy
character in the Rooster Teeth animated series "Camp Camp"