Neils

Boy · recorded 1916–1988

  • 1988last recorded
  • 1918best year

Most popular in 1918.

Last recorded in 1988. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Neils.

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Its story

Popularity since 1916

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 14 recorded years as a table
Neils, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19166
19175
19188
19226
19265
19375
19424
19484
19533
19683
19723
19804
19823
19883

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Neils isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1988
5
Rank in 1988
#7,270
How rare
1 in 382,856 boys
Since 1916
78

Neils was last recorded in 1988. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1918, at 8 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Neils doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.