Neilson vs Neill

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

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Neilson

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Neill

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Metric Neilson Neill
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 218 1,834
Peak Year 1975 1950
Peak Year Births 15 36
Peak Decade 1970ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1927 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Neilson Neill
1910ss — 103
1920ss 6 164
1930ss — 163
1940ss — 253
1950ss 5 282
1960ss — 193
1970ss 76 243
1980ss 46 205
1990ss 39 142
2000ss 23 46
2010ss 17 25
2020ss 6 15

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Neilson Neill
2014 — 5
2017 5 —
2018 7 7
2020 — 8
2021 — 7
2022 6 —

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, 1927–2022.

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