Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Neal

#478 most common boys' name of all time · #1,033 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#478
Rank overall
#1,033 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
55,305
Since 2016
1,082
Peak year
1959 #223
Best rank
#198 1952
Girls Boys peak 1,222/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Neal is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 82 82 #1,907
2024 77 77 #1,997
2023 95 95 #1,735
2022 110 110 #1,597
2021 110 110 #1,577
2020 104 104 #1,568
2019 118 118 #1,468
2018 102 102 #1,606
2017 132 132 #1,348
2016 152 152 #1,229
2015 152 152 #1,210
2014 120 120 #1,406
2013 99 99 #1,568
2012 105 105 #1,523
2011 97 97 #1,588
2010 114 114 #1,447
2009 113 113 #1,472
2008 112 112 #1,468
2007 116 116 #1,406
2006 139 139 #1,202
2005 131 131 #1,209
2004 112 112 #1,316
2003 129 129 #1,159
2002 169 169 #948
2001 172 172 #908
2000 178 178 #885
1999 186 186 #819
1998 210 210 #759
1997 246 246 #665
1996 262 262 #640
1995 258 258 #650
1994 294 294 #611
1993 384 384 #520
1992 396 396 #508
1991 444 444 #470
1990 463 463 #460
1989 522 522 #409
1988 460 460 #422
1987 456 456 #408
1986 5 543 548 #348
1985 562 562 #339
1984 566 566 #332
1983 5 573 578 #329
1982 556 556 #338
1981 596 596 #320
1980 592 592 #323
1979 6 637 643 #306
1978 583 583 #307
1977 622 622 #309
1976 5 550 555 #323
1975 648 648 #293
1974 7 582 589 #313
1973 537 537 #323
1972 534 534 #333
1971 600 600 #315
1970 718 718 #289
1969 703 703 #281
1968 651 651 #291
1967 6 741 747 #268
1966 815 815 #254
1965 7 884 891 #250
1964 1,128 1,128 #223
1963 5 1,094 1,099 #227
1962 1,031 1,031 #241
1961 1,122 1,122 #237
1960 1,192 1,192 #233
1959 1,222 1,222 #223
1958 1,157 1,157 #227
1957 1,192 1,192 #218
1956 1,102 1,102 #220
1955 9 1,060 1,069 #220
1954 1,088 1,088 #212
1953 967 967 #216
1952 1,143 1,143 #198
1951 7 956 963 #208
1950 5 848 853 #217
1949 740 740 #239
1948 5 713 718 #242
1947 5 730 735 #243
1946 676 676 #232
1945 7 578 585 #234
1944 568 568 #236
1943 535 535 #263
1942 569 569 #237
1941 543 543 #233
1940 506 506 #239
1939 444 444 #256
1938 446 446 #258
1937 5 430 435 #261
1936 7 419 426 #265
1935 5 415 420 #265
1934 440 440 #257
1933 5 362 367 #277
1932 8 374 382 #283
1931 6 372 378 #286
1930 381 381 #292
1929 9 342 351 #301
1928 7 377 384 #291
1927 7 384 391 #291
1926 6 417 423 #279
1925 11 420 431 #282
1924 6 405 411 #284
1923 410 410 #279
1922 5 388 393 #282
1921 9 344 353 #314
1920 6 371 377 #293
1919 5 294 299 #328
1918 6 287 293 #337
1917 10 277 287 #327
1916 7 283 290 #308
1915 5 228 233 #355
1914 5 176 181 #352
1913 143 143 #346
1912 12 127 139 #336
1911 63 63 #346
1910 5 65 70 #304
1909 48 48 #335
1908 6 46 52 #331
1907 48 48 #308
1906 5 43 48 #316
1905 45 45 #302
1904 44 44 #290
1903 49 49 #265
1902 46 46 #277
1901 5 29 34 #335
1900 58 58 #270
1899 33 33 #306
1898 40 40 #291
1897 43 43 #276
1896 35 35 #316
1895 38 38 #290
1894 41 41 #276
1893 33 33 #302
1892 35 35 #312
1891 35 35 #274
1890 40 40 #273
1889 38 38 #272
1888 37 37 #290
1887 37 37 #269
1886 40 40 #268
1885 33 33 #291
1884 36 36 #289
1883 29 29 #306
1882 35 35 #288
1881 33 33 #274
1880 43 43 #257