Is Neale a boy or girl name?

Neale is a boy’s name. Of the 920 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.5% were girls and 99.5% were boys.

Neale

Recorded 1916–2012 · United States

Neale was most popular in 1937, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,512 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 920 people named Neale.

Neale over time

Births per year. The dot marks Neale’s peak in 1937. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Neale a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Neale is a boy’s name — 0.5% of the 920 Americans given it were girls and 99.5% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org