Neal
Last seen for girls in 1986 at #10,912 · #1,906 for boys in 2025, 82 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1952 · 1,143 births
- Debut · boys
- 43 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 55,048since 1880
Neal over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Neal has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,906 | 82 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,997 | 77 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,735 | 95 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,597 | 110 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,577 | 110 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,568 | 104 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,468 | 118 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,606 | 102 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,348 | 132 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,229 | 152 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,210 | 152 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,402 | 120 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,568 | 99 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,523 | 105 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,587 | 97 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,447 | 114 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,472 | 113 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,467 | 112 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,405 | 116 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,202 | 139 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,209 | 131 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,316 | 112 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,159 | 129 | |
| 2002 | — | #948 | 169 | |
| 2001 | — | #908 | 172 | |
| 2000 | — | #885 | 178 | |
| 1999 | — | #819 | 186 | |
| 1998 | — | #759 | 210 | |
| 1997 | — | #665 | 246 | |
| 1996 | — | #640 | 262 | |
| 1995 | — | #649 | 258 | |
| 1994 | — | #611 | 294 | |
| 1993 | — | #520 | 384 | |
| 1992 | — | #508 | 396 | |
| 1991 | — | #470 | 444 | |
| 1990 | — | #460 | 463 | |
| 1989 | — | #408 | 522 | |
| 1988 | — | #421 | 460 | |
| 1987 | — | #408 | 456 | |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #348 | 543 |
| 1985 | — | #339 | 562 | |
| 1984 | — | #332 | 566 | |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #329 | 573 |
| 1982 | — | #338 | 556 | |
| 1981 | — | #320 | 596 | |
| 1980 | — | #323 | 592 | |
| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 | #306 | 637 |
| 1978 | — | #307 | 583 | |
| 1977 | — | #309 | 622 | |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #323 | 550 |
| 1975 | — | #293 | 648 | |
| 1974 | #6,900 | 7 | #313 | 582 |
| 1973 | — | #323 | 537 | |
| 1972 | — | #333 | 534 | |
| 1971 | — | #315 | 600 | |
| 1970 | — | #289 | 718 | |
| 1969 | — | #281 | 703 | |
| 1968 | — | #290 | 651 | |
| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | #268 | 741 |
| 1966 | — | #254 | 815 | |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | #250 | 884 |
| 1964 | — | #223 | 1,128 | |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #227 | 1,094 |
| 1962 | — | #241 | 1,031 | |
| 1961 | — | #237 | 1,122 | |
| 1960 | — | #233 | 1,192 | |
| 1959 | — | #222 | 1,222 | |
| 1958 | — | #227 | 1,157 | |
| 1957 | — | #218 | 1,192 | |
| 1956 | — | #220 | 1,102 | |
| 1955 | #4,069 | 9 | #220 | 1,060 |
| 1954 | — | #212 | 1,088 | |
| 1953 | — | #216 | 967 | |
| 1952 | — | #198 | 1,143 | |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | #208 | 956 |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | #217 | 848 |
| 1949 | — | #239 | 740 | |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #242 | 713 |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #243 | 730 |
| 1946 | — | #232 | 676 | |
| 1945 | #3,676 | 7 | #232 | 578 |
| 1944 | — | #236 | 568 | |
| 1943 | — | #263 | 535 | |
| 1942 | — | #236 | 569 | |
| 1941 | — | #233 | 543 | |
| 1940 | — | #239 | 506 | |
| 1939 | — | #256 | 444 | |
| 1938 | — | #258 | 446 | |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #261 | 430 |
| 1936 | #3,376 | 7 | #265 | 419 |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #265 | 415 |
| 1934 | — | #257 | 440 | |
| 1933 | #4,218 | 5 | #277 | 362 |
| 1932 | #3,274 | 8 | #283 | 374 |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #286 | 372 |
| 1930 | — | #292 | 381 | |
| 1929 | #3,137 | 9 | #301 | 342 |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 | #291 | 377 |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #291 | 384 |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #279 | 417 |
| 1925 | #2,939 | 11 | #282 | 420 |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | #284 | 405 |
| 1923 | — | #279 | 410 | |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | #281 | 388 |
| 1921 | #3,400 | 9 | #314 | 344 |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | #293 | 371 |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | #328 | 294 |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #336 | 287 |
| 1917 | #2,879 | 10 | #327 | 277 |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | #308 | 283 |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #355 | 228 |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #352 | 176 |
| 1913 | — | #345 | 143 | |
| 1912 | #1,620 | 12 | #336 | 127 |
| 1911 | — | #344 | 63 | |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #304 | 65 |
| 1909 | — | #334 | 48 | |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | #330 | 46 |
| 1907 | — | #307 | 48 | |
| 1906 | #1,951 | 5 | #316 | 43 |
| 1905 | — | #299 | 45 | |
| 1904 | — | #288 | 44 | |
| 1903 | — | #263 | 49 | |
| 1902 | — | #277 | 46 | |
| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 | #334 | 29 |
| 1900 | — | #269 | 58 | |
| 1899 | — | #306 | 33 | |
| 1898 | — | #288 | 40 | |
| 1897 | — | #272 | 43 | |
| 1896 | — | #315 | 35 | |
| 1895 | — | #289 | 38 | |
| 1894 | — | #275 | 41 | |
| 1893 | — | #300 | 33 | |
| 1892 | — | #312 | 35 | |
| 1891 | — | #273 | 35 | |
| 1890 | — | #272 | 40 | |
| 1889 | — | #271 | 38 | |
| 1888 | — | #289 | 37 | |
| 1887 | — | #268 | 37 | |
| 1886 | — | #267 | 40 | |
| 1885 | — | #290 | 33 | |
| 1884 | — | #288 | 36 | |
| 1883 | — | #306 | 29 | |
| 1882 | — | #288 | 35 | |
| 1881 | — | #273 | 33 | |
| 1880 | — | #252 | 43 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Neal was already there! It came in at #252, and was given to 43 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1899, when fewer than 44 boys a year got the name.
Where Neal is popular in 1961
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Hawaii#105 · 1 in 393
- Massachusetts#121 · 1 in 1,195
- South Dakota#124 · 1 in 646
- Nebraska#125 · 1 in 808
- New Hampshire#133 · 1 in 1,025
Best ever in a state: #81 in Hawaii, 1956.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #105 | 19 | 1 in 393 |
| Massachusetts | #121 | 48 | 1 in 1,195 |
| South Dakota | #124 | 12 | 1 in 646 |
| Nebraska | #125 | 20 | 1 in 808 |
| New Hampshire | #133 | 6 | 1 in 1,025 |
| North Dakota | #137 | 10 | 1 in 726 |
| Wisconsin | #137 | 42 | 1 in 1,129 |
| Rhode Island | #147 | 6 | 1 in 1,498 |
| Wyoming | #149 | 5 | 1 in 702 |
| Delaware | #151 | 5 | 1 in 1,044 |
| Iowa | #161 | 25 | 1 in 1,210 |
| Minnesota | #161 | 30 | 1 in 1,375 |
| Montana | #162 | 9 | 1 in 855 |
| Connecticut | #165 | 16 | 1 in 1,662 |
| Maine | #169 | 8 | 1 in 1,364 |
| New York | #191 | 115 | 1 in 1,561 |
| Washington | #193 | 22 | 1 in 1,399 |
| Pennsylvania | #195 | 57 | 1 in 2,072 |
| Maryland | #198 | 21 | 1 in 1,563 |
| Oregon | #203 | 13 | 1 in 1,352 |
| Kansas | #205 | 15 | 1 in 1,493 |
| Ohio | #206 | 61 | 1 in 1,829 |
| Colorado | #211 | 14 | 1 in 1,570 |
| Utah | #220 | 9 | 1 in 1,352 |
| Michigan | #221 | 44 | 1 in 2,118 |
| Illinois | #222 | 58 | 1 in 1,964 |
| District of Columbia | #223 | 8 | 1 in 1,855 |
| New Jersey | #224 | 26 | 1 in 2,427 |
| Tennessee | #232 | 21 | 1 in 1,877 |
| Missouri | #235 | 24 | 1 in 2,017 |
| Oklahoma | #242 | 13 | 1 in 1,811 |
| Indiana | #248 | 21 | 1 in 2,580 |
| Kentucky | #248 | 15 | 1 in 2,299 |
| Georgia | #252 | 27 | 1 in 1,772 |
| Virginia | #260 | 18 | 1 in 2,405 |
| Louisiana | #262 | 24 | 1 in 1,719 |
| California | #268 | 85 | 1 in 2,223 |
| West Virginia | #270 | 6 | 1 in 3,136 |
| New Mexico | #271 | 8 | 1 in 1,662 |
| North Carolina | #279 | 22 | 1 in 2,402 |
| Florida | #286 | 23 | 1 in 2,390 |
| Arkansas | #306 | 7 | 1 in 2,794 |
| South Carolina | #324 | 9 | 1 in 3,155 |
| Texas | #327 | 52 | 1 in 2,300 |
| Alabama | #341 | 11 | 1 in 3,405 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Neal
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 91 spots since 2024 (#1,997 → #1,906)
- 338 spots since 2020 (#1,568 → #1,906)
- 696 spots since 2015 (#1,210 → #1,906)
- Biggest jump: 57 spots in 1902 (#334 → #277)
- Biggest drop: 211 spots in 2003 (#948 → #1,159)
Rise & fade · boys
72 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1952 at #198 (1,143 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 20 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 123 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 123 yrs · run 1880–2002
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,700
- Highest: 1 in 1,700 boys born in 1952 were named Neal (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 20,830 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 19.5% of all boys named Neal (10,735) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 361 | #252 (1880) | #279 |
| 1890s | 373 | #272 (1897) | #290 |
| 1900s | 456 | #263 (1903) | #302 |
| 1910s | 1,943 | #304 (1910) | #334 |
| 1920s | 3,858 | #279 (1926) | #290 |
| 1930s | 4,083 | #256 (1939) | #270 |
| 1940s | 6,158 | #232 (1946) | #240 |
| 1950s | 10,735 | #198 (1952) | #216 |
| 1960s | 9,361 | #223 (1964) | #250 |
| 1970s | 6,011 | #289 (1970) | #311 |
| 1980s | 5,426 | #320 (1981) | #357 |
| 1990s | 3,143 | #460 (1990) | #610 |
| 2000s | 1,371 | #885 (2000) | #1,197 |
| 2010s | 1,191 | #1,210 (2015) | #1,439 |
| 2020s | 578 | #1,568 (2020) | #1,730 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Neal in 1961
boys
#237
1,122 births · 1 in 1,893 boys
Top boys' names in 1961
More about 1961
boys
2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 1,893 of them was named Neal, which outranked 94.9% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Neal
Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.