boy's name

Neville

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 2,803

Scotland

#225

1976 births

Neville is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1975, when 42 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1905.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Neville over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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'00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Neville by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1900s 17
1910s 172
1920s 260
1930s 233
1940s 172
1950s 199
1960s 239
1970s 273
1980s 268
1990s 247
2000s 135
2010s 143
2020s (to 2025) 60

How popular is Neville?

In 2025, Neville was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Neville is used

Scotland #225 7 in 1976
Ireland #439 3 in 1997
France #818 5 in 1940
Canada #3,407 5 in 2018
England & Wales #6,362 3 in 2025
United States #6,704 13 in 2025

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 Neville

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

Parents who like Neville also like

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

Sibling names for Neville

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

Common questions about Neville

How popular is the name Neville?

In 2025, Neville was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

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

Neville is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Neville?

Neville has 2 syllables.

When was Neville most popular?

Neville peaked in 1975, when 42 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Neville a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Neville currently ranks #6,362 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.