Total births
99
Boys' name · since 2008
Neji
Neji has 99 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9596
- among boys today
- 99
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 33%
- more common than other boys
99 babies have been named Neji since 2008, making it today's #9596 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neji has been recorded 99 times among boys since 2008, currently ranked #9596 nationally and more common than 33% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #9596 among boys today
- 99 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
- 33% more common than other boys
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Neji is currently the #9596 boys' name in America, more common than 33% of boys - 99 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9596
- among boys today
- 99
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 33%
- more common than other boys
Neji vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#9596
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 33% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
64% of everyone ever named Neji was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
14 babies were named Neji in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Neji compares
99 26th percentile among 14,294 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
Neji's all-time total is 73% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Neji | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 99 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 23 | 22,252 |
Neji's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Neji's full recorded timeline at 2020, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Neji at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#9,596
Active since
2008
Neji popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Neji by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Neji's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Neji births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
- 2020s
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 63 births (64% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Neji? ▼
Neji has been given to 99 babies in the U.S. since 2008, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #9596 as of the latest data. 14 babies were born in 2023, its single highest year.
When was Neji most popular? ▼
Neji was most popular in the 2020s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Neji been used? ▼
Neji has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 18 years of data through 2025.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2008–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Neji: #9596 Boys' Name - 99 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/neji. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Neji 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 July 2026.