Neal has been given to about 55,305 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1959, which makes it a midcentury name.
Its best year was 1959, when 1,222 babies were given the name, ranking 223rd. The typical living American called Neal is about 62 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.