Neo
Neo is ranked 969th among boys in 2024 (232 births). Its best rank was 949th, in 2022.
- Rank in 2024
- #969up 5 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 2320.01% of boys
- Peak year
- 2022240 births
- Best rank
- #949in 2022
- Since 1990
- 2,906people given the name
The story in the numbers
2,906 boys have been named Neo in the United States since 1990, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2022, with 240 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2022, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2017, and the 2020s alone account for 38%. It has spent 4 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
In 2022, its biggest year
Neo was the 949th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2022 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah. See all of 2022.
Names that rose and fell with Neo
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Tymirpeak 2024
- Jakaripeak 2024
- Erospeak 2022
- Zairepeak 2023
- Elianpeak 2024
- Aliaspeak 2023
- Jahmirpeak 2024
- Jeriahpeak 2022
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.