Is Neville a boy or girl name?

Neville is a boy’s name. Of the 2,418 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 3.1% were girls and 96.9% were boys.

Neville

Recorded 1905–2025 · United States

Neville was most popular in 1975, when 42 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,251 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,418 people named Neville.

Neville over time

Births per year. The dot marks Neville’s peak in 1975. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Neville a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Neville is a boy’s name — 3.1% of the 2,418 Americans given it were girls and 96.9% 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 Neville

Where Neville 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