boy's name

Nevil

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 39

Ireland

#351

1976 births

Nevil is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 1965 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1922, when 6 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1914.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Nevil over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1960s. The striped bar is the 1960s, still in progress — it covers 1960 to 1965, not a full ten years.

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Births named Nevil by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 10
1920s 6
1930s 5
1960s (to 1965) 5

How popular is Nevil?

In 1965, Nevil was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Nevil is used

Ireland #351 3 in 1976
France #3,890 5 in 2000
United States #4,194 5 in 1965

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Nevil

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Nevil also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nevil over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Nevil

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nevil — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Nevil

How popular is the name Nevil?

In 1965, Nevil was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Nevil a girl's or a boy's name?

Nevil is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Nevil?

Nevil has 2 syllables.

When was Nevil most popular?

Nevil peaked in 1922, when 6 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.