Neal vs Neale

Side-by-side comparison of Neal and Neale — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Neal

Boy name · Rank #1991

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Neale

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Metric Neal Neale
Current Rank #1991 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 54,960 915
Peak Year 1959 1937
Peak Year Births 1,223 28
Peak Decade 1950ss 1930ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1916

Births by Decade

Decade Neal Neale
1880ss 361 —
1890ss 373 —
1900ss 456 —
1910ss 1,943 27
1920ss 3,858 165
1930ss 4,083 190
1940ss 6,158 168
1950ss 10,733 106
1960ss 9,360 92
1970ss 6,011 62
1980ss 5,426 78
1990ss 3,143 22
2000ss 1,369 —
2010ss 1,190 5
2020ss 496 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Neal Neale
2014 120 —
2015 152 —
2016 152 —
2017 131 —
2018 102 —
2019 118 —
2020 104 —
2021 110 —
2022 110 —
2023 95 —
2024 77 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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