Neale vs Neal

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

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Neale

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Neal

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Metric Neale Neal
Current Rank Unranked #1997
Total Births (all years) 915 55,048
Peak Year 1937 1959
Peak Year Births 28 1,222
Peak Decade 1930s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Neale Neal
1880s - 361
1890s - 373
1900s - 456
1910s 27 1,943
1920s 165 3,858
1930s 190 4,083
1940s 168 6,158
1950s 106 10,735
1960s 92 9,361
1970s 62 6,011
1980s 78 5,426
1990s 22 3,143
2000s - 1,371
2010s 5 1,191
2020s - 578

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Neale Neal
2014 - 120
2015 - 152
2016 - 152
2017 - 132
2018 - 102
2019 - 118
2020 - 104
2021 - 110
2022 - 110
2023 - 95
2024 - 77
2025 - 82

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, 1916–2012.

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