Neal
Boy nameNeal has been given to 55,305 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1959.
Meaning & origin /niːl/
Origin: Irish
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
55,305
Peak year
1959 (1,222 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -46%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Neal
Neal Stephenson
American science fiction writer (born 1959)
Neal McDonough
American actor
Neal Maupay
French footballer (born 1996)
Neal Cassady
American writer (1926–1968)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Neal.
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