Neeraj vs Neel

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

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Neeraj

Boy name

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Name B

Neel

Boy name · Rank #1851

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Metric Neeraj Neel
Current Rank Unranked #1851
Total Births (all years) 327 3,284
Peak Year 1980 2009
Peak Year Births 14 148
Peak Decade 1980ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1970 1918

Births by Decade

Decade Neeraj Neel
1910ss — 13
1920ss — 16
1930ss — 5
1940ss — 5
1950ss — 14
1960ss — 22
1970ss 72 119
1980ss 88 289
1990ss 78 456
2000ss 62 947
2010ss 27 964
2020ss — 434

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Neeraj Neel
2014 — 90
2015 — 95
2016 — 98
2017 6 115
2018 — 86
2019 — 81
2020 — 83
2021 — 94
2022 — 103
2023 — 67
2024 — 87

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, 1970–2017.

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