Neymar
Neymar was the 2527th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 551st with 499 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,732 places. More babies were named Neymar in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,527 boys, down 815 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 53boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014499 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,902babies recorded
Neymar popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2014.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,527 | 53 |
| 2020 | #1,712 | 91 |
| 2010 | #4,974 | 19 |
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How popular is Neymar, counting every spelling?
Neymar has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Neymar?
53 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Neymar (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Neymar 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 158 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Neymar.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Neymar?
About 2,900 people born in the US named Neymar are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 8 and 13. That makes Neymar 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.
Neymar by state
How common Neymar was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (1.8×). In 44 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 Neymar: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Neymar, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Neymar
How popular is the name Neymar?
Neymar was the 2527th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 551st with 499 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,732 places. More babies were named Neymar in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Neymar a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Neymar in the US.
Where is Neymar most popular?
In 2021–2025, Neymar was most common in New York (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and California.