Boys' name · since 2002

Neyland

579 babies named Neyland in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#7,225 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,793 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
579
born since 2002
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Neyland is the #2793 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 579 recorded since 2002.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neyland has been recorded 579 times among boys since 2002, currently ranked #2793 nationally and more common than 80% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.

  • #7,225 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #2,793 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 579 born since 2002
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neyland ranks #7,225 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,793 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 579 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.

#7,225 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,793 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
579
born since 2002
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%79.9%
Neyland vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Neyland's 579 recorded births place it above 84.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.

How Neyland compares

579 Top 41% higher than 59% 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

Neyland's all-time total is 57% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Neyland Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 579 369 358,536
Peak-year births 54 34 22,252

Neyland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Neyland splits its recorded history at 2015: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 54 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Neyland popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
54
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
0204060 20022007201020132016201920222025 46

Neyland popularity over time - girls

15 total births recorded since 2018 (Neyland as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 15 births
6.577.588.5 20182025 8

Neyland by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (319 births, 55% of the file).

2010s was Neyland's strongest decade.

319 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Neyland births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 319 births (55% of all-time use).

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

How Neyland 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 Neyland's total volume

Neyland vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12% 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 -27, 9.3%-20, 10.5%-39, 5.4%-45, 6.7%-108, 5.4%-28, 9.2%-26, 8.1%-36, 6.2%-36, 5.5%-23, 9%-112, 3.8%-109, 3.5%-115, 4.8%-66, 6.7%-32, 5.7%Neyland-24, 9.3%Neyland
Neyland vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Neyland by state

Where Neyland concentrates geographically, total births since 2002

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Neyland
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
379 65.5%
#2 Georgia
5 0.9%
Tennessee share of Neyland's total US births 65.5%
Even split

379 of 579 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neyland?
579 babies have been named Neyland since 2002. All-time, it sits at #7,225 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #2,793 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 54 births.
Where does Neyland sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neyland ranks #7,225 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,793 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 Neyland most popular?
Neyland was most popular in the 2010s decade with 319 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Neyland most popular?
The top states for the name Neyland are Tennessee (379 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Neyland been used?
Neyland has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 24 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Neyland?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Neymar, Neythan, Neylan, Neyo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Neyland's data

  • Neyland's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (319 total births) through the 2020s (213) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Tennessee records the most Neylands (379 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names

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

Keep exploring Neyland

Nearby Names Like Neyland

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

Names with a similar popularity rank to Neyland

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Neyland: 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, 2002–2025 (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 Neyland 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.