Neilson Popularity by Year
Follow Neilson across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Neilson birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Boys | 6 | #10,863 | Down 1,193 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 7 | #9,670 | Up 2,576 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 5 | #12,246 | Down 15 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 5 | #12,231 | Up 136 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 5 | #12,367 | Down 312 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 5 | #12,055 | Down 2,663 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 6 | #9,392 | Down 1,053 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 7 | #8,339 | Up 1,573 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 5 | #9,912 | Down 2,352 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 7 | #7,560 | Up 550 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 6 | #8,110 | Down 974 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 7 | #7,136 | Down 908 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 8 | #6,228 | Up 950 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 6 | #7,178 | Up 92 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 5 | #7,270 | Down 1,181 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 6 | #6,089 | Down 1,756 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 9 | #4,333 | Up 1,905 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 5 | #6,238 | Down 619 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 6 | #5,619 | Down 1,110 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 8 | #4,509 | Up 431 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 7 | #4,940 | Down 872 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 9 | #4,068 | Up 1,777 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 5 | #5,845 | Down 2,121 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 9 | #3,724 | Down 1,087 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 15 | #2,637 | Up 1,553 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 7 | #4,190 | Down 1,474 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 13 | #2,716 | Up 1,247 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 7 | #3,963 | Up 944 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 5 | #4,907 | Down 677 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 6 | #4,230 | Down 403 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 5 | #3,827 | Down 47 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 6 | #3,780 | — |