Neko Popularity by Year
Follow Neko across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Neko 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 34 | #3,379 | Up 607 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 27 | #3,986 | Down 512 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 5 | #15,293 | Down 4,124 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 33 | #3,474 | Down 323 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 8 | #11,169 | Down 23 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 38 | #3,151 | Down 712 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 55 | #2,439 | Up 697 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 8 | #11,146 | Up 2,307 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 36 | #3,136 | Up 867 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 6 | #13,453 | Down 4,341 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 26 | #4,003 | Down 10 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 11 | #9,112 | Up 2,315 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 26 | #3,993 | Down 475 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 8 | #11,427 | Up 188 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 31 | #3,518 | Up 6 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 8 | #11,615 | Down 3,222 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 31 | #3,524 | Up 67 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 13 | #8,393 | Up 1,088 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 30 | #3,591 | Down 294 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 11 | #9,481 | Down 1,428 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 33 | #3,297 | Down 342 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 14 | #8,053 | Up 1,559 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 38 | #2,955 | Down 438 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 11 | #9,612 | Up 817 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 49 | #2,517 | Up 1,178 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 10 | #10,429 | Down 1,279 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 28 | #3,695 | Down 514 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 12 | #9,150 | Down 2,246 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 35 | #3,181 | Down 136 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 18 | #6,904 | Down 93 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 38 | #3,045 | Up 699 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 19 | #6,811 | Up 3,273 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 28 | #3,744 | Down 556 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 11 | #10,084 | Up 734 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 35 | #3,188 | Up 1,182 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 10 | #10,818 | Up 599 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 21 | #4,370 | Up 664 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 9 | #11,417 | Up 5,045 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 16 | #5,034 | Down 905 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 5 | #16,462 | Down 2,283 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 21 | #4,129 | Up 147 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 6 | #14,179 | Down 5,084 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 19 | #4,276 | Down 1,088 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 28 | #3,188 | Up 1,488 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 16 | #4,676 | Down 1,140 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 23 | #3,536 | Up 1,499 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 13 | #5,035 | Down 1,186 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 18 | #3,849 | Up 819 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 13 | #4,668 | Up 1,828 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 8 | #6,496 | Down 2,216 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 14 | #4,280 | Down 186 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 15 | #4,094 | Up 133 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 14 | #4,227 | Down 1,760 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 29 | #2,467 | Up 638 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 20 | #3,105 | Up 204 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 18 | #3,309 | Up 708 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 13 | #4,017 | Down 1,252 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 20 | #2,765 | Up 2,703 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 6 | #5,468 | Down 1,064 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 6 | #9,095 | Down 3,494 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 10 | #5,601 | Up 3,174 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 5 | #8,775 | Down 352 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 5 | #8,423 | Down 1,131 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 6 | #7,292 | Down 222 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 6 | #7,070 | Down 824 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 5 | #4,404 | — |
| 1968 | Girls | 6 | #6,246 | — |