Neal Name Popularity

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How popular is Neal?

The uncommon name Neal was the 1,609th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Neal, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #198 was reached in 1952.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1959 with 1,222 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Neal in any given year was 29 in 1901.

Neal, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1907-1916, 1917-1920, 1943-1946, and 1948-1952, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1964-1968, 1969-1972, 1991-1995, 1996-1999, and 2000-2004.

Where is the name Neal popularity headed?

Neal's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

For a number of years, the name Neal has steadily decreased in popularity. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Neal has remained about the same.

The name Neal is still rare and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Neal has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Neal (Girl)		Neal (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	102	1,609
2017		< 5	--	131	1,358
2016		< 5	--	151	1,235
2015		< 5	--	151	1,218
2014		< 5	--	120	1,407
2013		< 5	--	99	1,573
2012		< 5	--	105	1,526
2011		< 5	--	97	1,594
2010		< 5	--	114	1,452
2009		< 5	--	113	1,479
2008		< 5	--	111	1,479
2007		< 5	--	116	1,407
2006		< 5	--	138	1,222
2005		< 5	--	131	1,214
2004		< 5	--	111	1,330
2003		< 5	--	129	1,166
2002		< 5	--	169	950
2001		< 5	--	171	915
2000		< 5	--	177	888
1999		< 5	--	185	826
1998		< 5	--	209	765
1997		< 5	--	246	665
1996		< 5	--	262	641
1995		< 5	--	258	650
1994		< 5	--	294	612
1993		< 5	--	384	520
1992		< 5	--	396	508
1991		< 5	--	444	470
1990		< 5	--	463	460
1989		< 5	--	521	410
1988		< 5	--	459	423
1987		< 5	--	456	408
1986		5	12,196	542	348
1985		< 5	--	562	340
1984		< 5	--	565	332
1983		5	11,422	575	329
1982		< 5	--	555	339
1981		< 5	--	597	320
1980		< 5	--	593	323
1979		6	9,789	637	306
1978		< 5	--	583	307
1977		< 5	--	625	308
1976		5	10,346	550	323
1975		< 5	--	648	293
1974		7	7,422	584	313
1973		< 5	--	538	323
1972		< 5	--	533	333
1971		< 5	--	601	315
1970		< 5	--	717	292
1969		< 5	--	703	282
1968		< 5	--	651	291
1967		6	6,555	742	268
1966		< 5	--	814	254
1965		7	5,637	884	250
1964		< 5	--	1,128	223
1963		5	7,321	1,097	227
1962		< 5	--	1,031	241
1961		< 5	--	1,120	237
1960		< 5	--	1,190	234
1959		< 5	--	1,222	222
1958		< 5	--	1,157	227
1957		< 5	--	1,191	218
1956		< 5	--	1,103	220
1955		9	4,287	1,059	220
1954		< 5	--	1,086	212
1953		< 5	--	968	216
1952		< 5	--	1,143	198
1951		7	4,695	955	208
1950		5	5,876	848	217
1949		< 5	--	740	239
1948		5	5,795	713	242
1947		5	5,882	730	243
1946		< 5	--	676	232
1945		7	3,918	579	232
1944		< 5	--	569	236
1943		< 5	--	534	263
1942		< 5	--	569	236
1941		< 5	--	543	233
1940		< 5	--	506	239
1939		< 5	--	444	256
1938		< 5	--	445	258
1937		5	4,740	430	261
1936		7	3,622	419	265
1935		5	4,708	415	265
1934		< 5	--	440	257
1933		5	4,685	362	277
1932		8	3,492	374	282
1931		6	4,207	372	286
1930		< 5	--	381	292
1929		9	3,316	342	301
1928		7	4,065	376	291
1927		7	4,164	384	291
1926		6	4,681	417	279
1925		11	3,072	420	282
1924		6	4,879	405	284
1923		< 5	--	410	279
1922		5	5,570	388	282
1921		9	3,590	344	314
1920		6	4,806	371	293
1919		5	5,351	294	329
1918		6	4,664	287	338
1917		10	3,017	277	327
1916		7	3,815	283	308
1915		5	4,771	228	355
1914		5	4,035	176	352
1913		< 5	--	143	346
1912		12	1,696	127	337
1911		< 5	--	63	347
1910		5	2,682	65	307
1909		< 5	--	48	338
1908		6	2,036	46	334
1907		< 5	--	48	308
1906		5	2,148	43	319
1905		< 5	--	45	302
1904		< 5	--	44	291
1903		< 5	--	49	264
1902		< 5	--	46	279
1901		5	1,873	29	343
1900		< 5	--	58	270
1899		< 5	--	33	310
1898		< 5	--	40	295
1897		< 5	--	43	277
1896		< 5	--	35	321
1895		< 5	--	38	292
1894		< 5	--	41	277
1893		< 5	--	33	305
1892		< 5	--	35	315
1891		< 5	--	35	275
1890		< 5	--	40	273
1889		< 5	--	38	273
1888		< 5	--	37	294
1887		< 5	--	37	269
1886		< 5	--	40	270
1885		< 5	--	33	294
1884		< 5	--	36	294
1883		< 5	--	29	308
1882		< 5	--	35	292
1881		< 5	--	33	275
1880		< 5	--	43	257

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.