Boys' name · since 1990
Neo
3,117 babies named Neo in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,467 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,066 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,117
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
Neo currently ranks #1066 among boys' names in America, with 3,117 babies recorded since 1990.
Neo has 3,117 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1066 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #2,467 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,066 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,117 born since 1990
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neo ranks #2,467 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,066 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,117 born since 1990, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,467 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,066 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,117
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
Neo's 3,117 recorded births place it above 94.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Neo compares
3,117 Top 17% higher than 83% of 13,930 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
Neo's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Neo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,117 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 240 | 34 | 22,252 |
Neo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Neo splits its recorded history at 2012: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 240 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Neo popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 240
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Neo popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2021 (Neo as girls' name)
Neo by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,313 births, 42% of the file).
2020s was Neo's strongest decade.
1,313 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Neo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
879 births
- 2010s
2010s
896 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,313 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,313 births (42% of all-time use).
How Neo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Neo's total volume
Neo by state
Where Neo concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 679 | 21.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 326 | 10.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 204 | 6.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 185 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 103 | 3.3% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 52 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 40 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 37 | 1.2% |
679 of 3,117 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Neo appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Neo's data
- California records the most Neos (679 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Neo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1990–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Neo 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 August 2026.