Recorded 2006–2023 Boys' name Peak 2006 61 births

Neyo — boys' name

61 babies named Neyo in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Neyo was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

9 babies were named Neyo in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neyo

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Neyo between 2006 and 2023, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Neyo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neyo performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Neyo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neyo 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 61 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.

Neyo at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

61

Since 2006

18 years of records

Peak year

2006

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2006

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2023

Neyo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2006

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2006)
9
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Neyo by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
31 births that decade — 51% of Neyo's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neyo?
61 babies have been named Neyo since 2006. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2006 with 9 births.
When was Neyo most popular?
Neyo was most popular in the 2000s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Neyo been used?
Neyo has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 18 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Neyo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Neymar, Neythan, Neyland, Neylan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2006–2023 (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.