Neo is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Neo is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,066 for boy births in the United States (and #2,184 across all names), given to 204 babies. Neo first appears in 1990 and peaked in 2022 (240 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 204 | 204 | — | #1,066 |
| 2024 | 236 | 236 | — | #964 |
| 2023 | 226 | 226 | — | #975 |
| 2022 | 240 | 240 | — | #949 |
| 2021 | 233 | 233 | #14,762 | #980 |
| 2020 | 180 | 180 | — | #1,101 |
| 2019 | 124 | 124 | — | #1,417 |
| 2018 | 145 | 145 | — | #1,274 |
| 2017 | 84 | 84 | — | #1,807 |
| 2016 | 100 | 100 | — | #1,617 |
| 2015 | 81 | 81 | — | #1,840 |
| 2014 | 93 | 93 | — | #1,663 |
| 2013 | 60 | 60 | — | #2,193 |
| 2012 | 69 | 69 | — | #2,026 |
| 2011 | 78 | 78 | — | #1,832 |
| 2010 | 62 | 62 | — | #2,165 |
| 2009 | 78 | 78 | — | #1,871 |
| 2008 | 64 | 64 | — | #2,138 |
| 2007 | 69 | 69 | — | #2,028 |
| 2006 | 103 | 103 | — | #1,486 |
| 2005 | 80 | 80 | — | #1,687 |
| 2004 | 108 | 108 | — | #1,352 |
| 2003 | 84 | 84 | — | #1,535 |
| 2002 | 66 | 66 | — | #1,760 |
| 2001 | 111 | 111 | — | #1,213 |
| 2000 | 116 | 116 | — | #1,185 |
| 1999 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,339 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | — | #9,085 |