First Name NEIL

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • NEIL is ranked as the 453rd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 127,472.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 39.98 people named NEIL for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 88% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named NEIL is 76,740.
  • The SSA data also shows that NEIL is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.

First Names NEIL
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 127,472 +/-1.0%
  • National Rank 453
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 40.0

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 76,740
  • National Rank 623
  • Percentile Rank 99.33%
  • Proportion/100k 24.07

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name NEIL is 81.7% White, 3.1% Hispanic origin, 10.1% Black, 3.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name NEIL have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name NEIL is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Scottish masculine given name
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Gaelic surname
  • English masculine given name
  • Irish masculine given name
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name NEIL

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 81.7% 63.9% 17.8%
Hispanic origin 3.1% 16.3% -13.2%
Black 10.1% 12.3% -2.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 3.0% 4.9% -1.9%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named NEIL is California where 15,668 people have this name.
  • North Dakota is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named NEIL, as 70.68 in every 100,000 North Dakotans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of New York.
  • North Dakota is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Mississippi (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names NEIL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 3,660 28.41 99.0% Indiana 1,819 27.57 98.2% Iowa 1,571 50.55 98.5% Kansas 907 31.24 96.8% Michigan 4,652 46.94 99.5% Minnesota 3,753 68.78 99.2% Missouri 472 15.76 96.0% Nebraska 729 38.76 96.2% North Dakota 523 70.68 94.2% Ohio 3,270 28.2 98.8% South Dakota 336 39.39 92.2% Wisconsin 3,211 55.77 99.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name NEIL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 3,660 28.41 99.0%
Indiana 1,819 27.57 98.2%
Iowa 1,571 50.55 98.5%
Kansas 907 31.24 96.8%
Michigan 4,652 46.94 99.5%
Minnesota 3,753 68.78 99.2%
Missouri 472 15.76 96.0%
Nebraska 729 38.76 96.2%
North Dakota 523 70.68 94.2%
Ohio 3,270 28.2 98.8%
South Dakota 336 39.39 92.2%
Wisconsin 3,211 55.77 99.0%
West State Statistics First-Names NEIL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 334 45.4 92.2% Arizona 2,098 31.17 98.0% California 15,668 40.38 99.6% Colorado 1,904 35.56 98.2% Hawaii 777 54.71 98.2% Idaho 656 40.13 95.9% Montana 510 49.81 94.6% Nevada 844 29.72 97.0% New Mexico 581 27.86 95.1% Oregon 1,666 41.96 98.0% Utah 1,540 52.34 97.8% Washington 4,026 57.01 99.3% Wyoming 261 44.7 91.8%

West States
State stats for the first name NEIL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 334 45.4 92.2%
Arizona 2,098 31.17 98.0%
California 15,668 40.38 99.6%
Colorado 1,904 35.56 98.2%
Hawaii 777 54.71 98.2%
Idaho 656 40.13 95.9%
Montana 510 49.81 94.6%
Nevada 844 29.72 97.0%
New Mexico 581 27.86 95.1%
Oregon 1,666 41.96 98.0%
Utah 1,540 52.34 97.8%
Washington 4,026 57.01 99.3%
Wyoming 261 44.7 91.8%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names NEIL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 1,675 46.57 98.5% Maine 479 35.99 94.5% Massachusetts 3,284 48.69 98.8% New Hampshire 663 50 96.0% New Jersey 4,409 49.33 99.2% New York 13,159 66.64 99.7% Pennsylvania 4,140 32.38 99.1% Rhode Island 474 44.92 96.1% Vermont 388 61.94 96.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name NEIL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 1,675 46.57 98.5%
Maine 479 35.99 94.5%
Massachusetts 3,284 48.69 98.8%
New Hampshire 663 50 96.0%
New Jersey 4,409 49.33 99.2%
New York 13,159 66.64 99.7%
Pennsylvania 4,140 32.38 99.1%
Rhode Island 474 44.92 96.1%
Vermont 388 61.94 96.2%
South State Statistics First-Names NEIL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 873 18 97.4% Arkansas 660 22.24 96.5% Delaware 221 23.57 96.7% Dist. of Columbia 175 26.53 95.6% Florida 9,295 46.72 99.6% Georgia 2,501 24.77 98.9% Kentucky 888 20.12 96.9% Louisiana 1,179 25.36 97.6% Maryland 1,910 31.95 98.9% Mississippi 472 15.76 96.0% North Carolina 4,012 40.35 99.3% Oklahoma 755 19.47 96.8% South Carolina 1,104 22.85 97.7% Tennessee 1,172 17.89 98.0% Texas 7,361 27.31 99.4% Virginia 2,337 28.07 98.8% West Virginia 391 21.13 93.5%

South States
State stats for the first name NEIL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 873 18 97.4%
Arkansas 660 22.24 96.5%
Delaware 221 23.57 96.7%
Dist. of Columbia 175 26.53 95.6%
Florida 9,295 46.72 99.6%
Georgia 2,501 24.77 98.9%
Kentucky 888 20.12 96.9%
Louisiana 1,179 25.36 97.6%
Maryland 1,910 31.95 98.9%
Mississippi 472 15.76 96.0%
North Carolina 4,012 40.35 99.3%
Oklahoma 755 19.47 96.8%
South Carolina 1,104 22.85 97.7%
Tennessee 1,172 17.89 98.0%
Texas 7,361 27.31 99.4%
Virginia 2,337 28.07 98.8%
West Virginia 391 21.13 93.5%
 

Full Names with NEIL as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have NEIL as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named NEIL.

The most popular full name is NEIL Johnson. 0.93% of all the people named NEIL have this family name.

There are 13579 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name NEIL

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 NEIL Johnson 0.93%
2 NEIL Smith 0.74%
3 NEIL Brown 0.46%
4 NEIL Anderson 0.45%
5 NEIL Miller 0.45%
6 NEIL Williams 0.38%
7 NEIL Davis 0.34%
8 NEIL Jones 0.27%
9 NEIL Wilson 0.27%
10 NEIL Thompson 0.24%
11 NEIL Martin 0.23%
12 NEIL Taylor 0.23%
13 NEIL Nelson 0.23%
14 NEIL Cohen 0.20%
15 NEIL White 0.20%
16 NEIL Moore 0.20%
17 NEIL Hall 0.19%
18 NEIL Adams 0.18%
19 NEIL Thomas 0.18%
20 NEIL Young 0.18%