Boys' name · since 2010
Neymar
2,897 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.
- #2,596 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,538 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,897
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Neymar currently ranks #2538 among boys' names in America, with 2,897 babies recorded since 2010.
Neymar has 2,897 recorded births among boys since 2010, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2538 as of the latest data, more common than 82% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2025.
- #2,596 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,538 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,897 born since 2010
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neymar ranks #2,596 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,538 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,897 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,596 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,538 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,897
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Neymar's 2,897 recorded births place it above 94.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Neymar compares
2,897 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Neymar's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Neymar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,897 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 499 | 34 | 22,252 |
Neymar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Neymar's full recorded timeline at 2018, 25% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 75% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 19 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 499 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Neymar popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 499
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Neymar popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2014 (Neymar as girls' name)
Neymar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,426 births, 84% of the file).
2010s was Neymar's strongest decade.
2,426 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.
Neymar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
2,426 births
- 2020s 471
2020s
471 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,426 births (84% of all-time use).
How Neymar 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 Neymar's total volume
Neymar by state
Where Neymar concentrates geographically, total births since 2010
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 500 | 17.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 347 | 12.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 217 | 7.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 196 | 6.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 122 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 99 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 90 | 3.1% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 76 | 2.6% |
500 of 2,897 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Neymar appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Neymar's data
- Neymar's decade-level peak was the 2010s (2,426 total births); usage has since declined to 471 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Neymars (500 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Neymar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~15 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, 2010–2025 (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 Neymar 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.