Search names

Neville

OriginFrench
Meaning"new town"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girlsUnranked

Below 5 births

US rank · boys#6704

2025 SSA

About Neville

More often used in Britain than here, where most names ending in ville fall into the unthinkable class, this might make an exception via fans of the musical Neville Brothers.

Charles Dickens used the name for a character in his unfinished novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

Neville is also given to girls.

Pronounced NEV-ul.

As of October 2026, Neville ranked #5139 in US births in 1947 SSA, peaked at #2731 in 1925.

Similar names

These 20 names were selected by our users looking for other names like Neville.

Neville on lists

Famous Nevilles

  • (Arthur) Neville ChamberlainBoy

    British Prime Minister

  • Neville MarrinerBoy

    English conductor and violinist

  • (John Frederick) Neville CardusBoy

    English sportswriter and critic

  • Neville Kenneth WranBoy

    Australian politician; 35th Premier of New South Wales

  • Neville SouthallBoy

    Welsh footballer

  • Neville Frederick DukeBoy

    British WWII flying ace

  • Neville CostiganBoy

    Australian Rugby league player

  • Neville (born Benjamin Satterley)Boy

    American pro wrestler

  • Neville Lancelot Goddard (1905Boy

    1972), metaphysical author

  • Aaron NevilleBoy

    American singer

Neville in pop culture

  • Neville LongbottomBoy

    character in "Harry Potter"

  • Nevel PappermanBoy

    character in TV's "iCarly"

  • The Neville BrothersBoy

    a soul & funk music group

Variations & nicknames

Save Neville

Save as girl name
Save as boy name