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Neo

Boy

Meaning of Neo: Greek: 'new'

Neo is a boy's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1077th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 545th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1077

204 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#545

70 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,123

First recorded 1990 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 24 babies2000: 116 babies20002001: 111 babies2002: 66 babies2003: 84 babies2004: 108 babies2005: 80 babies2006: 103 babies2007: 69 babies2008: 64 babies2009: 78 babies2010: 62 babies20102011: 78 babies2012: 69 babies2013: 60 babies2014: 93 babies2015: 81 babies2016: 100 babies2017: 84 babies2018: 145 babies2019: 124 babies2020: 180 babies20202021: 233 babies2022: 240 babies2023: 226 babies2024: 236 babies2025: 204 babies
US babies named Neo per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 240.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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