How Many People Are Named Nevil?
An estimated 6 people in the United States have the first name Nevil. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Nevil peaked in popularity in 1922 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nevil 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 Nevil paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Nevil is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
- Nevil is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
6
About 1 in 57,125,723 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1922
6 births
Total Registered
26
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nevil
Nevil is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 26 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nevil as a male name
Ranked #4,273 in 1965
5 male births in 1965
Peak: 1922 (6 births)
Nevil: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nevil span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 10 babies were registered. While Nevil is less common than at its peak in the 1910s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nevil by Decade
How has Nevil 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.
Nevil + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nevil as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nevil
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nevil: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nevil?
We estimate approximately 6 people named Nevil 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 57,125,723 Americans share this first name.
Is Nevil a common name?
Nevil is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 22.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 26 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nevil most popular?
Nevil reached peak popularity in 1922, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nevil is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nevil a male name?
Nevil is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nevil Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nevil Smith, Nevil Johnson, Nevil 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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