US rank #2301 Boys' name Peak 2014 2,844 births

Neymar — #2301 US boys' name

2,844 babies named Neymar in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s24262020s418
#2301
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 84% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

85% of everyone ever named Neymar was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

499 babies were named Neymar in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neymar

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,844 babies named Neymar between 2010 and 2024, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Neymar currently holds the #2301 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 499 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neymar performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 2,426 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Neymar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 500 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Neymar in 32 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neymar in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,844 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Neymar at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,844

Since 2010

15 years of records

Peak year

2014

499 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,301

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2010

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2024

Neymar popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2010

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
499
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
-2000200400600 20242022202020182016201420122010 19

Neymar popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2014 (Neymar as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2014 5

Neymar by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
2,426 births that decade — 85% of Neymar's all-time total
2010s24262020s418

Neymar by state

Where Neymar concentrates geographically — total births since 2010

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Neymar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
500 17.6%
#2 Texas
340 12.0%
#3 New York
211 7.4%
#4 Florida
191 6.7%
#5 North Carolina
122 4.3%
#6 Illinois
99 3.5%
#7 Georgia
90 3.2%
#8 New Jersey
76 2.7%
California share of Neymar's total US births 17.6%
Even split

500 of 2,844 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.

Neymar appears in 32 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neymar?
2,844 babies have been named Neymar since 2010. It currently ranks #2301 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 499 births.
When was Neymar most popular?
Neymar was most popular in the 2010s decade with 2,426 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Neymar most popular?
The top states for the name Neymar are California (500 births), Texas (340 births), New York (211 births).
How long has the name Neymar been used?
Neymar has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 15 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Neymar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Neythan, Neyland, Neylan, Neyo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2010–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.