Neko
Neko was the 3424th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 2453rd with 55 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 233 places. More babies were named Neko in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,424 boys, down 240 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 34boys
- Girls and boys
- 10% girls, 90% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202155 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,248babies recorded
Neko popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #3,424 | — | 34 |
| 2020 | #14,631 | #3,184 | 6 | 36 |
| 2010 | #7,137 | #3,222 | 18 | 35 |
| 2000 | — | #3,607 | — | 23 |
| 1990 | — | #3,415 | — | 18 |
| 1980 | #9,949 | — | 6 | — |
| 1970 | #7,690 | — | 6 | — |
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How popular is Neko, counting every spelling?
Neko is the most common spelling of a name family that had 45 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 45 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neko | 34 | #3,424 | 187 |
| Neeko | 11 | #7,532 | 98 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Neko?
34 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Neko (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Neko born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 247 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Neko.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Neko?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Neko are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 7 and 24. That makes Neko mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Neko by state
How common Neko was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Neko: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Neko, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Neko
How popular is the name Neko?
Neko was the 3424th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 2453rd with 55 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 233 places. More babies were named Neko in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Neko a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 10% girls, 90% boys given the name Neko in the US.
Where is Neko most popular?
In 2021–2025, Neko was most common in Michigan (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.