Neill

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Neill: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Neill: Recorded since 1964, it reached #154 in 1983, and it was last ranked in 2013.

3registrars recorded it
35times a registrar ranked it
50years from first to last
#154highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

Region

Trend unknown

among boys in England and Wales · 2013

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2013	#4685

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 33 of the 38 years from 1964 to 2001.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1964–2013 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #191 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2001
Highest recorded position: #154 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1983 (recorded 1964–2001).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2001
Most recently recorded at #409 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2001.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Neill by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Neill in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	17	4 of 10	4
1970s	97	10 of 10	10
1980sbusiest	123	10 of 10	12
1990s	38	7 of 10	5
2000s	9	2 of 10	5

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1980s were its busiest decade, averaging 12 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Neill appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2013. Highest recorded position: #154 in Republic of Ireland in 1983.

Neill's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2013	England and Wales	male	#4685	3	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#357	3	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#409	3	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#274	6	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#324	4	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#295	5	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#301	4	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#247	6	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#302	4	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#205	9	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#245	6	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#199	9	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#179	12	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#177	14	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#181	13	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#185	11	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#181	13	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#154	19	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#205	10	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#191	12	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#213	10	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#203	11	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#188	12	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#184	13	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#222	8	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#210	10	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#203	11	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#209	10	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#230	7	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#217	8	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#219	7	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#246	5	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#267	3	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#265	3	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#191	6	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 3 registrars between 1964 and 2013, ranked in 35 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #154, first reached in 1983.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 19 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1983.

Its record falls into 7 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 5 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 2007, and 49 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 3 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Jemima · #157, 30y
Sylwia · #150, 37y
Andrius · #149, 36y
Preston · #149, 30y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Assumpta · #154, 22y
Gertrude · #154, 29y
Mindaugas · #154, 31y
Neal · #154, 59y

Neill was ranked #154 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1983. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Neill and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Neill without appearing here.

Neill moved ahead of

Julian Compare
In 1999 they stood at #295 and #295 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2000 that had become #274 and #390.
Roger Compare
In 1999 they stood at #301 and #261 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2000 that had become #274 and #390.
Ronald Compare
In 1985 they stood at #185 and #177 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1986 that had become #181 and #256.
Florence Compare
In 1973 they stood at #209 and #209 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1974 that had become #203 and #218.

Moved ahead of Neill

Sebastian Compare
In 2000 they stood at #274 and #347 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2001 that had become #409 and #273.
Ethan Compare
In 1989 they stood at #199 and #208 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1990 that had become #245 and #126.
Jacob Compare
In 1992 they stood at #205 and #230 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1993 that had become #302 and #190.
Shea Compare
In 2000 they stood at #274 and #390 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2001 that had become #409 and #297.

Moved the opposite way to Neill

Alexander Compare
Between 1964 and 2001 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Neill went from #191 to #409 while Alexander went from #116 to #65.
Benjamin Compare
Between 1964 and 2001 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Neill went from #191 to #409 while Benjamin went from #139 to #66.
Ciaran Compare
Between 1964 and 2001 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Neill went from #191 to #409 while Ciaran went from #49 to #25.
Conor Compare
Between 1964 and 2001 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Neill went from #191 to #409 while Conor went from #56 to #4.

Moved the same way as Neill

Adrian Compare
Between 1964 and 2001 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Neill went from #191 to #409 and Adrian from #65 to #156.
Alan Compare
Between 1964 and 2001 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Neill went from #191 to #409 and Alan from #29 to #59.
Alfred Compare
Between 1964 and 2001 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Neill went from #191 to #409 and Alfred from #134 to #317.
Anthony Compare
Between 1964 and 2001 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Neill went from #191 to #409 and Anthony from #12 to #56.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2013. Highest recorded position: #154 in Republic of Ireland in 1983. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.

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