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Boy name

Neo

Neo holds the #1064 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 204 newborn boys in a single year. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Its strongest year on record was 2022 (#947 nationally, 240 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1990. The name's biggest fan base is in Oklahoma (#698 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1064
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#947
in 2022 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
204
boys named Neo

Neo popularity, 1880–2025

0.004%0.007%0.011%0.015%18801900192019401960198020002020#947 in 2022
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2022

Where Neo is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025AKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025MEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025VTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025NHWashington: #999 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WA#999Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025IDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025MTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025NDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025MNWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025WIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025MINew York: #770 (18 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NY#770Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025MARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025RIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025ORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025NVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025WYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025SDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025IAIllinois: #935 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IL#935Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025INOhio: #1267 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)OH#1267Pennsylvania: #913 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)PA#913New Jersey: #829 (7 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NJ#829Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025CTCalifornia: #719 (37 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)CA#719Utah: #703 (5 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)UT#703Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025CONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025NEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025MOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025WVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025VAMaryland: #702 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)MD#702Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025DEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025NMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025KSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025ARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025TNNorth Carolina: #1028 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NC#1028South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025DCOklahoma: #698 (5 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)OK#698Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025LAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025MSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025ALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025GAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Neo in 2025HITexas: #1217 (17 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1217Florida: #704 (22 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)FL#704
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Oklahoma (#698), Maryland (#702), Utah (#703)

Uniqueness score

55/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Neo in the most recent year of SSA data.

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