Recorded 1922–2023 Boys' name Peak 2017 159 births

Neilan — boys' name

159 babies named Neilan in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s151930s61990s52000s52010s942020s34
2010s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Neilan was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

14 babies were named Neilan in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neilan

The Social Security Administration has registered 159 babies named Neilan between 1922 and 2023, spanning 102 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Neilan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neilan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Neilan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neilan 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 159 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.

Neilan at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

159

Since 1922

102 years of records

Peak year

2017

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1922

Recorded for 102 years

Last year on file: 2023

Neilan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1922

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2017)
14
Annual births at peak — across 102 years of records
46810121416 20232020201720142011199519231922 5

Neilan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
94 births that decade — 59% of Neilan's all-time total
1920s151930s61990s52000s52010s942020s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neilan?
159 babies have been named Neilan since 1922. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2017 with 14 births.
When was Neilan most popular?
Neilan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Neilan been used?
Neilan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 102 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Neilan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Neil, Neill, Neiko, Neithan, and 4 more. 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, 1922–2023 (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.