Neilson
#11,250 most common boys' name of all time · #28,713 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1927–2022
Rank among boys
#11,250
Rank overall
#28,713 of 105,966
First appeared
1927
Years on the list
32 of 146
All-time
218
Since 2016
18
Peak year
1975 #2,700
Best rank
#2,700 1975
Girls
Boys
peak 15/yr
Neilson first appears in 1927. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,054 |
| 2018 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,812 |
| 2017 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,481 |
| 2010 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,467 |
| 2007 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,628 |
| 2006 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,319 |
| 2002 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,584 |
| 2001 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,494 |
| 1999 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,166 |
| 1998 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,748 |
| 1997 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,351 |
| 1996 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,303 |
| 1993 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,367 |
| 1990 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,382 |
| 1988 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,560 |
| 1987 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,337 |
| 1985 | — | 9 | 9 | #4,476 |
| 1983 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,545 |
| 1982 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,856 |
| 1981 | — | 8 | 8 | #4,668 |
| 1980 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,136 |
| 1979 | — | 9 | 9 | #4,201 |
| 1977 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,159 |
| 1976 | — | 9 | 9 | #3,850 |
| 1975 | — | 15 | 15 | #2,700 |
| 1974 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,379 |
| 1973 | — | 13 | 13 | #2,794 |
| 1972 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,174 |
| 1971 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,236 |
| 1970 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,467 |
| 1954 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,199 |
| 1927 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,199 |