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 1970s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1927 1912

Births by Decade

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