Neo Boy
How popular is Neo?
#1,064 boy name in 2025
204 baby boys were named Neo in the US in 2025, making it the 1064th most popular boy name.
3,099living people named Neo (est.)
8median age of people named Neo
3,123babies named Neo since 1880
1 in 16,252US babies born in 2025
Neo popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,064 for boys (▼ 103 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 204 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+152% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,826 in 2015, #1,101 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (240 boys) |
| Highest rank | #947 in 2022 |
| First recorded | 1990 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Neo is most popular
Babies named Neo per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- California: 0.3 per 1,000 (231 boys)
- Minnesota: 0.2 per 1,000 (27 boys)
- Florida: 0.2 per 1,000 (86 boys)
- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (76 boys)
- Massachusetts: 0.1 per 1,000 (20 boys)
Neo by decade
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Questions
- Is Neo a boy or girl name?
- Neo is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Neo were boys.
- How popular is the name Neo?
- 204 baby boys were named Neo in the US in 2025, making it the 1064th most popular boy name.
- When was Neo most popular?
- Neo peaked in 2022, when 240 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #947 in 2022.
- How many people are named Neo?
- 3,123 babies have been named Neo in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,099 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
- Where is Neo most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Neo was most common in California, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.