Neal is an established boys' name that peaked in 1959 and has since faded.
Neal is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,914 for boy births in the United States (and #4,071 across all names), given to 82 babies. Neal first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1959 (1,222 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82 | 82 | — | #1,914 |
| 2024 | 77 | 77 | — | #2,006 |
| 2023 | 95 | 95 | — | #1,741 |
| 2022 | 110 | 110 | — | #1,604 |
| 2021 | 110 | 110 | — | #1,582 |
| 2020 | 104 | 104 | — | #1,572 |
| 2019 | 118 | 118 | — | #1,470 |
| 2018 | 102 | 102 | — | #1,615 |
| 2017 | 132 | 132 | — | #1,356 |
| 2016 | 152 | 152 | — | #1,231 |
| 2015 | 152 | 152 | — | #1,213 |
| 2014 | 120 | 120 | — | #1,410 |
| 2013 | 99 | 99 | — | #1,575 |
| 2012 | 105 | 105 | — | #1,530 |
| 2011 | 97 | 97 | — | #1,595 |
| 2010 | 114 | 114 | — | #1,453 |
| 2009 | 113 | 113 | — | #1,481 |
| 2008 | 112 | 112 | — | #1,475 |
| 2007 | 116 | 116 | — | #1,409 |
| 2006 | 139 | 139 | — | #1,213 |
| 2005 | 131 | 131 | — | #1,214 |
| 2004 | 112 | 112 | — | #1,323 |
| 2003 | 129 | 129 | — | #1,166 |
| 2002 | 169 | 169 | — | #952 |
| 2001 | 172 | 172 | — | #911 |
| 2000 | 178 | 178 | — | #888 |
| 1999 | 186 | 186 | — | #825 |
| 1998 | 210 | 210 | — | #762 |
| 1997 | 246 | — | — | #665 |
| 1996 | 262 | — | — | #641 |
| 1995 | 258 | — | — | #650 |
| 1994 | 294 | — | — | #612 |
| 1993 | 384 | — | — | #520 |
| 1992 | 396 | — | — | #508 |
| 1991 | 444 | — | — | #470 |
| 1990 | 463 | — | — | #460 |
| 1989 | 522 | — | — | #409 |
| 1988 | 460 | — | — | #423 |
| 1987 | 456 | — | — | #408 |
| 1986 | 548 | — | #12,203 | #348 |
| 1985 | 562 | — | — | #340 |
| 1984 | 566 | — | — | #332 |
| 1983 | 578 | — | #11,426 | #329 |
| 1982 | 556 | — | — | #338 |
| 1981 | 596 | — | — | #320 |
| 1980 | 592 | — | — | #323 |
| 1979 | 643 | — | #9,794 | #306 |
| 1978 | 583 | — | — | #307 |
| 1977 | 622 | — | — | #309 |
| 1976 | 555 | — | #10,354 | #323 |
| 1975 | 648 | — | — | #293 |
| 1974 | 589 | — | #7,424 | #314 |
| 1973 | 537 | — | — | #323 |
| 1972 | 534 | — | — | #333 |
| 1971 | 600 | — | — | #315 |
| 1970 | 718 | — | — | #289 |
| 1969 | 703 | — | — | #281 |
| 1968 | 651 | — | — | #290 |
| 1967 | 747 | — | #6,558 | #268 |
| 1966 | 815 | — | — | #254 |
| 1965 | 891 | — | #5,646 | #250 |
| 1964 | 1,128 | — | — | #223 |
| 1963 | 1,099 | — | #7,320 | #227 |
| 1962 | 1,031 | — | — | #241 |
| 1961 | 1,122 | — | — | #237 |
| 1960 | 1,192 | — | — | #233 |
| 1959 | 1,222 | — | — | #223 |
| 1958 | 1,157 | — | — | #227 |
| 1957 | 1,192 | — | — | #218 |
| 1956 | 1,102 | — | — | #220 |
| 1955 | 1,069 | — | #4,289 | #220 |
| 1954 | 1,088 | — | — | #212 |
| 1953 | 967 | — | — | #216 |
| 1952 | 1,143 | — | — | #198 |
| 1951 | 963 | — | #4,695 | #208 |
| 1950 | 853 | — | #5,875 | #217 |
| 1949 | 740 | — | — | #239 |
| 1948 | 718 | — | #5,794 | #242 |
| 1947 | 735 | — | #5,881 | #243 |
| 1946 | 676 | — | — | #232 |
| 1945 | 585 | — | #3,918 | #233 |
| 1944 | 568 | — | — | #236 |
| 1943 | 535 | — | — | #263 |
| 1942 | 569 | — | — | #237 |
| 1941 | 543 | — | — | #233 |
| 1940 | 506 | — | — | #239 |
| 1939 | 444 | — | — | #256 |
| 1938 | 446 | — | — | #258 |
| 1937 | 435 | — | #4,743 | #261 |
| 1936 | 426 | — | #3,622 | #265 |
| 1935 | 420 | — | #4,708 | #265 |
| 1934 | 440 | — | — | #257 |
| 1933 | 367 | — | #4,684 | #277 |
| 1932 | 382 | — | #3,491 | #283 |
| 1931 | 378 | — | #4,205 | #286 |
| 1930 | 381 | — | — | #292 |
| 1929 | 351 | — | #3,315 | #301 |
| 1928 | 384 | — | #4,064 | #291 |
| 1927 | 391 | — | #4,164 | #291 |
| 1926 | 423 | — | #4,681 | #279 |
| 1925 | 431 | — | #3,071 | #282 |
| 1924 | 411 | — | #4,879 | #284 |
| 1923 | 410 | — | — | #279 |
| 1922 | 393 | — | #5,570 | #282 |
| 1921 | 353 | — | #3,590 | #314 |
| 1920 | 377 | — | #4,806 | #293 |
| 1919 | 299 | — | #5,351 | #329 |
| 1918 | 293 | — | #4,664 | #337 |
| 1917 | 287 | — | #3,017 | #327 |
| 1916 | 290 | — | #3,815 | #308 |
| 1915 | 233 | — | #4,771 | #355 |
| 1914 | 181 | — | #4,035 | #352 |
| 1913 | 143 | — | — | #346 |
| 1912 | 139 | — | #1,696 | #337 |
| 1911 | 63 | — | — | #347 |
| 1910 | 70 | — | #2,682 | #307 |
| 1909 | 48 | — | — | #338 |
| 1908 | 52 | — | #2,036 | #334 |
| 1907 | 48 | — | — | #308 |
| 1906 | 48 | — | #2,148 | #319 |
| 1905 | 45 | — | — | #302 |
| 1904 | 44 | — | — | #291 |
| 1903 | 49 | — | — | #264 |
| 1902 | 46 | — | — | #279 |
| 1901 | 34 | — | #1,873 | #343 |
| 1900 | 58 | — | — | #270 |
| 1899 | 33 | — | — | #310 |
| 1898 | 40 | — | — | #295 |
| 1897 | 43 | — | — | #277 |
| 1896 | 35 | — | — | #321 |
| 1895 | 38 | — | — | #292 |
| 1894 | 41 | — | — | #277 |
| 1893 | 33 | — | — | #305 |
| 1892 | 35 | — | — | #315 |
| 1891 | 35 | — | — | #275 |
| 1890 | 40 | — | — | #273 |
| 1889 | 38 | — | — | #273 |
| 1888 | 37 | — | — | #294 |
| 1887 | 37 | — | — | #269 |
| 1886 | 40 | — | — | #270 |
| 1885 | 33 | — | — | #294 |
| 1884 | 36 | — | — | #294 |
| 1883 | 29 | — | — | #308 |
| 1882 | 35 | — | — | #292 |
| 1881 | 33 | — | — | #275 |
| 1880 | 43 | — | — | #257 |