Is Neel a boy or girl name?

Neel is a boy’s name. Of the 3,392 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Neel

Recorded 1918–2025 · United States

Neel was most popular in 2009, when 148 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,725 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,355, with 108 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,392 people named Neel.

Neel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Neel’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Neel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Neel is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 3,392 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Neel

Where Neel is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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