Total births
102
US rank #13397 Boys' name Peak 2022 102 births
Neer — #13397 US boys' name
102 babies named Neer in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#13397
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 6% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Neer was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
13 babies were named Neer in 2022 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Neer
The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Neer between 2010 and 2024, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Neer currently holds the #13397 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 13 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Neer performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Neer shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Neer 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 102 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.
Neer at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#13,397
Active since
2010
Neer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2010
- Peak year (2022)
- 13
- Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
Neer by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 64 births that decade — 63% of Neer's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Neer? ▼
102 babies have been named Neer since 2010. It currently ranks #13397 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 13 births.
When was Neer most popular? ▼
Neer was most popular in the 2010s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Neer been used? ▼
Neer has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 15 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Neer? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Neel, Neev, Neeko, Neely, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Neer
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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, 2010–2024 (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.