US rank #4949 Boys' name Peak 2020 771 births

Neiko — #4949 US boys' name

771 babies named Neiko in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s271990s1562000s1542010s2592020s175
#4949
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 65% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Neiko was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

46 babies were named Neiko in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neiko

The Social Security Administration has registered 771 babies named Neiko between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Neiko currently holds the #4949 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neiko performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 259 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Neiko shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 45 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Neiko in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neiko 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 771 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.

Neiko at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

771

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2020

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,949

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Neiko popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
46
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Neiko by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
259 births that decade — 34% of Neiko's all-time total
1980s271990s1562000s1542010s2592020s175

Neiko by state

Where Neiko concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Neiko
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
45 5.8%
#2 New York
6 0.8%
#3 Minnesota
5 0.6%
#4 Pennsylvania
5 0.6%
#5 Texas
5 0.6%
California share of Neiko's total US births 5.8%
Even split

45 of 771 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neiko?
771 babies have been named Neiko since 1988. It currently ranks #4949 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 46 births.
When was Neiko most popular?
Neiko was most popular in the 2010s decade with 259 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Neiko most popular?
The top states for the name Neiko are California (45 births), New York (6 births), Minnesota (5 births).
How long has the name Neiko been used?
Neiko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Neiko?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Neil, Neill, Neithan, Neizan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1988–2024 (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.