Neon

Bright and energetic, Neon seems like it would be a modern coinage, borrowed from neon lights.

Instead, Neon is found way back in Ancient Greece. The lights are named for neon gas, discovered in 1898 and named because it was new.

Neon was also as recently as the 1940s and 1950s, mostly for boys.

Today parents would probably opt for Neo or Nova, but Neon feels both vintage and space age - an interesting combination! This may be one of the boy names starting with N ripe for discovery.

Neon is also given to girls.

Pronounced NEE-ahn.

As of October 2026, Neon ranked #13112 in US births in 2021 SSA.