Neal Name Popularity and Statistics

Neal is predominantly used for boys. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

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How Do You Spell Neal?

Neal is spelled N-E-A-L. The name has 4 letters.

Most Recent Year on Record2025

Total Recorded U.S. Births55,305

First Year on Record1880

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Neal Popularity in 2025

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Boys

Rank#1,906

Recorded Births82

What Changed?

Boys usage rose 91 places to #1,906 and recorded 5 more births compared with 2024.

Figures reflect this exact spelling in the latest available U.S. Social Security Administration records. See the complete year-by-year trend.

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Neal Popularity by Year

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The table below shows the most recent available records for this exact spelling from 2002 through 2025. Use the full history page to explore every recorded year.

Year	Usage Category	Recorded Births	National Rank
2025	Boys	82	#1,906
2024	Boys	77	#1,997
2023	Boys	95	#1,735
2022	Boys	110	#1,597
2021	Boys	110	#1,577
2020	Boys	104	#1,568
2019	Boys	118	#1,468
2018	Boys	102	#1,606
2017	Boys	132	#1,348
2016	Boys	152	#1,229
2015	Boys	152	#1,210
2014	Boys	120	#1,402
2013	Boys	99	#1,568
2012	Boys	105	#1,523
2011	Boys	97	#1,587
2010	Boys	114	#1,447
2009	Boys	113	#1,472
2008	Boys	112	#1,467
2007	Boys	116	#1,405
2006	Boys	139	#1,202
2005	Boys	131	#1,209
2004	Boys	112	#1,316
2003	Boys	129	#1,159
2002	Boys	169	#948

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

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Highest Recorded Birth Totals

When Was Neal Most Popular?

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Peak years are based on the highest recorded birth totals for this exact spelling and usage category. They are ordered by birth count, not chronologically.

1959 · Boys

1,222 recorded births

National rank #222

1960 · Boys

1,192 recorded births

National rank #233

1957 · Boys

1,192 recorded births

National rank #218

1958 · Boys

1,157 recorded births

National rank #227

Geographic Popularity

Where Neal Ranked Highest in 2025

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State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Boys#1,119 in NY10 recorded births · records in 2 states

Top States for Boys

State	Rank	Recorded Births
NY	#1,119	10
TX	#1,908	8

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