Recorded 1914–1993 Boys' name Peak 1930 53 births

Mcneil — boys' name

53 babies named Mcneil in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s51930s61940s111950s61960s51980s51990s5
1940s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Mcneil was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

6 babies were named Mcneil in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mcneil

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Mcneil between 1914 and 1993, spanning 80 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mcneil currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mcneil performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Mcneil shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mcneil in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 53 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mcneil at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

53

Since 1914

80 years of records

Peak year

1930

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1914

Recorded for 80 years

Last year on file: 1993

Mcneil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1914

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1930)
6
Annual births at peak — across 80 years of records
4.555.566.5 1993198719651950194919421930192019191914 5

Mcneil by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
11 births that decade — 21% of Mcneil's all-time total
1910s101920s51930s61940s111950s61960s51980s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mcneil?
53 babies have been named Mcneil since 1914. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1930 with 6 births.
When was Mcneil most popular?
Mcneil was most popular in the 1940s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
How long has the name Mcneil been used?
Mcneil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 80 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Mcneil?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mcneal. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.