Neil vs Neill

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

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Neil

Boy name · Rank #863

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Neill

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Metric Neil Neill
Current Rank #863 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 104,581 1,834
Peak Year 1954 1950
Peak Year Births 1,959 36
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Neil Neill
1880ss 217 —
1890ss 313 —
1900ss 398 —
1910ss 2,424 103
1920ss 5,688 164
1930ss 9,466 163
1940ss 12,427 253
1950ss 17,716 282
1960ss 13,669 193
1970ss 14,041 243
1980ss 11,833 205
1990ss 6,988 142
2000ss 3,814 46
2010ss 3,990 25
2020ss 1,597 15

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Neil Neill
2014 397 5
2015 414 —
2016 425 —
2017 422 —
2018 425 7
2019 422 —
2020 324 8
2021 360 7
2022 330 —
2023 305 —
2024 278 —

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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