Boys' name · since 2010
Neer
Neer has 112 recorded births since 2010 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,682 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,107 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 112
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Neer is the #8107 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 112 recorded since 2010.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neer has been recorded 112 times among boys since 2010, currently ranked #8107 nationally and more common than 42% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2025.
- #16,682 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,107 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 112 born since 2010
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neer ranks #16,682 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,107 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 112 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,682 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,107 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 112
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Neer's 112 recorded births place it above 63.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Neer compares
112 28th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Neer's all-time total is 70% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Neer | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 112 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Neer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Neer splits its recorded history at 2018: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Neer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Neer by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (64 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Neer's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Neer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
64 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 64 births (57% of all-time use).
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What to do with Neer's data
- Neer's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (64 total births) through the 2020s (48) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Neer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~15 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2010–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Neer draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.