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How popular is the name Neill?
Births per year, rank history and how many Neills are alive today.
Neill (male), a spelling of Neil, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2013 (ranked 4685th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since.
Across all spellings of the name, the Neil you are most likely to meet is around 61 years old. Half of all Neils born in England and Wales are between 49 and 63, and there are at least 140,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 37% chance that at least one of them will be called Neil.
How many babies are named Neill each year?
Includes all spellings: Neill, Neel, Neil. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Neill spelling rank?
Where does the Neel spelling rank?
Where does the Neil spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Neill most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Neil, peaked in 1964, when around 6,300 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Neill spelling itself peaked in 2013, with 3 babies.
How many people are called Neill?
At least 140,000 people named Neill in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Neill?
Most living Neills are between 49 and 63; the most common age is about 61.
Is Neill becoming more or less popular?
It has faded from the rankings.