Boys' name · since 1905

Neville

Since 1905, U.S. Social Security records show 2,343 babies named Neville, peaking in 1975. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#2,993 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,469 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,343
born since 1905
1970s
peak decade

Neville currently ranks #6469 among boys' names in America, with 2,343 babies recorded since 1905.

Social Security Administration records show Neville recorded 2,343 times among boys since 1905, holding rank #6469 nationally today, ahead of 54% of boys, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1905 to 2025.

  • #2,993 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #6,469 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 2,343 born since 1905
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neville ranks #2,993 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,469 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,343 born since 1905, peaking in the 1970s.

#2,993 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,469 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,343
born since 1905
1970s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%53.5%
Neville vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Neville's 2,343 recorded births place it above 93.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

8 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Neville compares

2,343 Top 20% higher than 80% 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

Neville's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Neville Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 2,343 369 358,536
Peak-year births 42 34 22,252

Neville's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Neville's full recorded timeline at 1967, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 42 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Neville popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1975)
42
Annual births at peak, across 121 years of records
01020304050 190519241939195419691984199920142025 13

Neville popularity over time - girls

75 total births recorded since 1912 (Neville as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 75 births
468101214 191219161917191819191920192519271928192919431947 6

Neville by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (273 births, 12% of the file).

1970s was Neville's strongest decade.

273 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.

Neville births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 273 births (12% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Neville 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 Neville's total volume

Neville vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -62, 6.3%-116, 2%-78, 2.9%-44, 4.9%-108, 5.7%-111, 4.2%-33, 7.1%-32, 10.9%-50, 5.8%-130, 4.1%-113, 1.7%-64, 3.8%-86, 2.7%-22, 12.9%-71, 3.2%Neville-121, 1.8%Neville
Neville vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Neville by state

Where Neville concentrates geographically, total births since 1905

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Neville
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
337 14.4%
#2 Florida
57 2.4%
#3 Kentucky
32 1.4%
#4 New Jersey
7 0.3%
#5 California
6 0.3%
#6 Texas
6 0.3%
#7 Mississippi
5 0.2%
#8 Ohio
5 0.2%
New York share of Neville's total US births 14.4%
Even split

337 of 2,343 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neville? ▼
2,343 babies have been named Neville since 1905. All-time, it sits at #2,993 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #6,469 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1975 with 42 births.
Where does Neville sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neville ranks #2,993 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,469 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Neville most popular? ▼
Neville was most popular in the 1970s decade with 273 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Neville most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Neville are New York (337 births), Florida (57 births), Kentucky (32 births).
How long has the name Neville been used? ▼
Neville has been recorded in Social Security data since 1905, spanning 121 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Neville? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nevin, Nevan, Nevada, Neven, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Neville's data

  • Neville's decade-level peak was the 1970s (273 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Nevilles (337 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Neville

Nearby Names Like Neville

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Neville

Nevin Boy
#3962 6,372 births
Nevan Boy
#6264 1,184 births
Nevada Boy
#6513 723 births
Neven Boy
#9119 437 births
Nevaeh Boy
427 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Neville: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1905–2025 (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 Neville 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.