Is Neko a boy or girl name?

Neko is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,248 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 19.8% were girls and 80.2% were boys.

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Neko

Recorded 1968–2025 · United States

Neko was most popular in 2021, when 63 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,777 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,270, with 34 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,248 people named Neko.

Neko over time

Births per year. The dot marks Neko’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Neko a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Neko is mostly a boy’s name — 19.8% of the 1,248 Americans given it were girls and 80.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 17% girls and 83% 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