Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Neil

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Neil
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1954

Peak era

1954

Peak rank proxy

1,959

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19542024

Peak year

1954

Decline from peak

85.8%

2024

278

All-time

104,581

Neil is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1954, when 1,959 boys were named Neil.

In 2024, only 278 boys were given the name.

Down 85.8% from its peak.

All told, about 104,581 Americans have been named Neil and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1954

19541,959 boys named Neil

2024278 boys named Neil

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