Neil
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning cloud or champion.
Babies a year
419
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#851
up from #863
UK popularity
#914
34 babies
How Neil has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #639 |
| 2016 | #629 |
| 2017 | #618 |
| 2018 | #626 |
| 2019 | #639 |
| 2020 | #749 |
| 2021 | #719 |
| 2022 | #765 |
| 2023 | #811 |
| 2024 | #863 |
| 2025 | #851 |
In 2025, 34 babies in England and Wales were named Neil. In the US, 419 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 1,957 in 1954.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Neil was most common in 1940, when it went to 0.09% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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