Recorded 1912–2011 Boys' name Peak 1921 73 births

Neno — boys' name

73 babies named Neno in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s281920s191950s51990s102000s52010s6
1910s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Neno was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

8 babies were named Neno in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neno

The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Neno between 1912 and 2011, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Neno currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neno performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Neno shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Neno in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neno 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 73 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.

Neno at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

73

Since 1912

100 years of records

Peak year

1921

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1912

Recorded for 100 years

Last year on file: 2011

Neno popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1912

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1921)
8
Annual births at peak — across 100 years of records
456789 2011199219541923191919171912 6

Neno by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
28 births that decade — 38% of Neno's all-time total
1910s281920s191950s51990s102000s52010s6

Neno by state

Where Neno concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Neno
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 9.6%
California share of Neno's total US births 9.6%

7 of 73 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neno?
73 babies have been named Neno since 1912. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1921 with 8 births.
When was Neno most popular?
Neno was most popular in the 1910s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Neno most popular?
The top states for the name Neno are California (7 births).
How long has the name Neno been used?
Neno has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 100 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Neno?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Neng, Nenad. 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, 1912–2011 (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.