Neils — boys' name

What the Data Says About Neils

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Neils between 1916 and 1988, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Neils currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neils performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Neils shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neils 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 78 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.