Boys' name · since 1889
Ney
Since 1889, U.S. Social Security records show 31 babies named Ney, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,674 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 31
- born since 1889
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ney sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 31 recorded since 1889.
Ney has 31 recorded births among boys since 1889, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 1987.
- #25,674 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 31 born since 1889
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ney ranks #25,674 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1889, peaking in the 1910s.
- #25,674 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 31
- born since 1889
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ney's 31 recorded births place it above 43.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Ney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ney splits its recorded history at 1917: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1889 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–1987
- Peak year (1916)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Ney by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (16 births, 52% of the file).
1910s was Ney's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Ney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
16 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 16 births (52% of all-time use).
Ney by state
Where Ney concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 7 | 22.6% |
7 of 31 births nationwide.
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- Ney's decade-level peak was the 1910s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Neys (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1889–1987 (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 Ney 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.