Neko is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2021 and has grown less common since.
Neko is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,424 for boy births in the United States (and #7,378 across all names), given to 34 babies. Neko first appears in 1968 and peaked in 2021 (55 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,424 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | #16,991 | #4,044 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | #11,899 | #3,532 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | — | #3,199 |
| 2021 | 63 | 63 | #11,887 | #2,453 |
| 2020 | 42 | 42 | #14,631 | #3,184 |
| 2019 | 37 | 37 | #9,573 | #4,076 |
| 2018 | 34 | 34 | #12,181 | #4,077 |
| 2017 | 39 | 39 | #12,436 | #3,562 |
| 2016 | 44 | 44 | #8,735 | #3,583 |
| 2015 | 41 | 41 | #9,961 | #3,657 |
| 2014 | 47 | 47 | #8,375 | #3,352 |
| 2013 | 49 | 49 | #10,062 | #2,984 |
| 2012 | 59 | 59 | #11,033 | #2,541 |
| 2011 | 40 | 40 | #9,568 | #3,759 |
| 2010 | 53 | 53 | #7,137 | #3,222 |
| 2009 | 57 | 57 | #6,999 | #3,088 |
| 2008 | 39 | 39 | #10,598 | #3,803 |
| 2007 | 45 | 45 | #11,408 | #3,226 |
| 2006 | 30 | 30 | #12,142 | #4,463 |
| 2005 | 21 | 21 | #18,395 | #5,206 |
| 2004 | 27 | 27 | #15,532 | #4,217 |
| 2003 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,381 |
| 2002 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,239 |
| 2001 | 16 | 16 | — | #4,832 |
| 2000 | 23 | 23 | — | #3,607 |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,242 |
| 1998 | 18 | 18 | — | #3,961 |
| 1997 | 13 | — | — | #4,866 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | — | #6,929 |
| 1995 | 14 | — | — | #4,440 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | — | #4,226 |
| 1993 | 14 | — | — | #4,385 |
| 1992 | 29 | — | — | #2,514 |
| 1991 | 20 | — | — | #3,193 |
| 1990 | 18 | — | — | #3,415 |
| 1989 | 13 | — | — | #4,204 |
| 1988 | 20 | — | — | #2,824 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | — | #6,014 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #9,949 | — |
| 1976 | 10 | — | #5,897 | — |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #9,733 | — |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #9,329 | — |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #7,931 | — |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #7,690 | — |
| 1969 | 5 | — | — | #4,823 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #6,774 | — |