Neil has been given to about 105,254 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1954, which makes it a midcentury name.
Neil ranks 851st among American boys in 2025, with 288 born that year. Its best year was 1954, when 1,964 babies were given the name, ranking 147th. The typical living American called Neil is about 56 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.02% 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.