How Many People Are Named Neill?
people named Neill are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 304,892 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,834 babies named Neill in Social Security records from 1912 to 2021, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
36 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Neill in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Neill alive today is about 52 years old, and 51% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 39 and 68 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Neill first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 1950, to 36 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2021.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2021
🏆 Rank History
Neill has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,200, in 1940.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,200 (1940) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,466 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Neill alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Neill were born in North Carolina than in any other state: about 17 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Neill was given about 18.4 times as often in North Carolina.
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