Neo
Neo was the 1066th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 204 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 949th with 240 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 774 places. More babies were named Neo in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,066 boys, up 35 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 204boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022240 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,123babies recorded
Neo popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 6 since 2021.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,066 | 204 |
| 2020 | #1,101 | 180 |
| 2010 | #2,165 | 62 |
| 2000 | #1,185 | 116 |
| 1990 | #9,085 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Neo, counting every spelling?
Neo has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,016 for boys in 2025, against #1,066 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Neo?
204 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Neo (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Neo 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 41 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Neo.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Neo?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Neo are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 18. That makes Neo a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Neo by state
How common Neo was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.9×), Minnesota (1.7×). In 28 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 Neo: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Neo, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Neo
How popular is the name Neo?
Neo was the 1066th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 204 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 949th with 240 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 774 places. More babies were named Neo in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Neo a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Neo in the US.
Where is Neo most popular?
In 2021–2025, Neo was most common in California (0.25 per 1,000 boys), followed by Minnesota and Florida.