Neal vs Nealy

Side-by-side comparison of Neal and Nealy — 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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Nealy

Girl name

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Metric Neal Nealy
Current Rank #1991 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 54,960 296
Peak Year 1959 1976
Peak Year Births 1,223 18
Peak Decade 1950ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Neal Nealy
1880ss 361 12
1890ss 373 6
1900ss 456 18
1910ss 1,943 34
1920ss 3,858 27
1930ss 4,083 6
1940ss 6,158 —
1950ss 10,733 6
1960ss 9,360 —
1970ss 6,011 66
1980ss 5,426 31
1990ss 3,143 18
2000ss 1,369 40
2010ss 1,190 32
2020ss 496 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Neal Nealy
2014 120 —
2015 152 9
2016 152 —
2017 131 —
2018 102 7
2019 118 5
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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