Boys' name · since 2006
Neyo
Neyo has 61 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 61
- total births
- 2006–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
Neyo sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 61 recorded since 2006.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neyo has been recorded 61 times among boys since 2006, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2023.
- 61 total births
- 2006–2023 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 51% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
61 boys have been named Neyo since 2006, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.
- 61
- total births
- 2006–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
51% of everyone ever named Neyo was born in this single decade.
9 babies were named Neyo in 2006 - its busiest year on record.
Neyo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Neyo splits its recorded history at 2010: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2015 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Neyo at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Neyo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2023
- Peak year (2006)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2023.
61 total births across 18 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2006 with 9 births in a single year.
Neyo by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Neyo's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Neyo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 31 births (51% of all-time use).
Neyo decade highlights
- Peak decade 31 births
- Runner-up 19 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Neyo's data
- Neyo's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2006–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Neyo: Baby Name Since 2006 - 61 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/neyo. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Neyo 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 June 2026.
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