How Many People Are Named Neel?
An estimated 3,190 people in the United States have the first name Neel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Neel peaked in popularity in 2009 with 148 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Neel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Neel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,190
About 1 in 107,447 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2009
148 births
Total Registered
3,284
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Neel
Neel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,284 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Neel as a male name
Ranked #1,854 in 2024
87 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (148 births)
Neel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Neel span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 964 babies were registered. While Neel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Neel by Decade
How has Neel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Neel by State
Birth registrations for Neel span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, Texas. The lowest are in Minnesota, Ohio, Maryland. On average, about 108 Neels were registered per state.
Neel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Neel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Neel
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Neel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Neel?
We estimate approximately 3,190 people named Neel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 107,447 Americans share this first name.
Is Neel a common name?
Neel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,284 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Neel most popular?
Neel reached peak popularity in 2009, when 148 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Neel is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Neel a male name?
Neel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Neel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Neel Smith, Neel Johnson, Neel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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