Ney

Boy · recorded 1889–1987

  • 1987last recorded
  • 1889best year

Most popular in 1889.

Last recorded in 1987. 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 Ney.

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Its story

Popularity since 1889

0234518891914193819631987

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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 5 recorded years as a table
Ney, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188945
191612
19175
19205
19873

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Ney 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.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1987
5
Rank in 1987
#6,951
How rare
1 in 373,396 boys
Since 1889
31

Ney was last recorded in 1987. 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 1889, at 45 per million boys born.

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

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