Unisex name · since 2000
Neylan
Neylan has 301 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,755 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 301
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
301 babies have been named Neylan since 2000, making it today's #3755 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Neylan recorded 301 times among girls since 2000, holding rank #3755 nationally today, ahead of 78% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #15,882 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,755 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 301 born since 2000
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neylan ranks #15,882 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,755 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 301 born since 2000, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,755 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 301
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
Neylan's 301 recorded births place it above 78.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Neylan compares
301 45th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Neylan's all-time total is 20% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Neylan | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 301 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 123 | 21 | 19,840 |
Neylan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Neylan's full recorded timeline at 2017, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 123 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Neylan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 123
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Neylan popularity over time - boys
133 total births recorded since 2010 (Neylan as boys' name)
Neylan by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (240 births, 80% of the file).
2020s was Neylan's strongest decade.
240 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Neylan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s 35
2010s
35 births
- 2020s
2020s
240 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 240 births (80% of all-time use).
Neylan by state
Where Neylan concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 52 | 17.3% |
| #2 | California | | 48 | 15.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 2.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 6 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 5 | 1.7% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.7% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 5 | 1.7% |
52 of 301 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Neylans (52 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Neylan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Neylan 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.