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Neymar

Boy

Meaning of Neymar: Portuguese: 'from the sea'

Neymar is a boy's name most strongly associated with Portuguese naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2471st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2443rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2471

53 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2443

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,902

First recorded 2010 · peak 2014

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 0 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 0 babies2009: 0 babies2010: 19 babies20102011: 190 babies2012: 338 babies2013: 377 babies2014: 504 babies2015: 294 babies2016: 245 babies2017: 199 babies2018: 169 babies2019: 96 babies2020: 91 babies20202021: 98 babies2022: 80 babies2023: 87 babies2024: 62 babies2025: 53 babies
US babies named Neymar per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 504.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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