Neo
- Last seen for girls in 2021 at #13,464
- #1,064 for boys in 2025, 204 births
- Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Around 1999: The Matrix (film)
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2022 · 240 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 3,117since 1990
Neo over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Neo has never cracked the top 900 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 | — | #1,064 | 204 | |
| 2024 | — | #961 | 236 | |
| 2023 | — | #971 | 226 | |
| 2022 | — | #947 | 240 | |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | #977 | 227 |
| 2020 | — | #1,101 | 180 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,413 | 124 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,261 | 145 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,804 | 84 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,610 | 100 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,826 | 81 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,657 | 93 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,182 | 60 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,016 | 69 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,824 | 78 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,144 | 62 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,861 | 78 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,125 | 64 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,016 | 69 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,479 | 103 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,674 | 80 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,349 | 108 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,529 | 84 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,744 | 66 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,208 | 111 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,175 | 116 | |
| 1999 | — | #3,279 | 24 | |
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First appearance
1990
The first year at least five boys were named Neo! It came in at #8,117, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1990–1998, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Neo is popular in 2025
- 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
- Oklahoma#698 · 1 in 3,536
- Maryland#702 · 1 in 3,816
- Utah#703 · 1 in 3,933
- Florida#704 · 1 in 4,342
- California#719 · 1 in 4,743
Best ever in a state: #474 in Oregon, 2020.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | #698 | 5 | 1 in 3,536 |
| Maryland | #702 | 6 | 1 in 3,816 |
| Utah | #703 | 5 | 1 in 3,933 |
| Florida | #704 | 22 | 1 in 4,342 |
| California | #719 | 37 | 1 in 4,743 |
| New York | #770 | 18 | 1 in 4,690 |
| New Jersey | #829 | 7 | 1 in 5,681 |
| Pennsylvania | #913 | 8 | 1 in 6,532 |
| Illinois | #935 | 8 | 1 in 6,194 |
| Washington | #999 | 5 | 1 in 6,560 |
| North Carolina | #1,028 | 7 | 1 in 7,353 |
| Texas | #1,217 | 17 | 1 in 10,297 |
| Ohio | #1,267 | 5 | 1 in 10,507 |
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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.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 103 spots since 2024 (#961 → #1,064)
- 37 spots since 2020 (#1,101 → #1,064)
- Biggest jump: 124 spots in 2021
- Biggest drop: 103 spots in 2025
Rise & fade · boys
32 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1990
- Peaked 2022 at #947 (240 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 4 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 4 yrs · run 2021–2024
Share of babies · boys
1 in 7,275
- Highest: 1 in 7,275 boys born in 2022 were named Neo (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 8,373 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 42.1% of all boys named Neo (1,313) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29 | #3,279 (1999) | #5,698 |
| 2000s | 879 | #1,175 (2000) | #1,616 |
| 2010s | 896 | #1,261 (2018) | #1,774 |
| 2020s | 1,313 | #947 (2022) | #1,004 |
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.
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