Neo

Boy coinages #974 in 2023

Neo is a boy name of coinages origin.

Meaning of Neo

Recent coinage from the prefix neo-. Popularized by a character in the science-fiction film '''' (1999), where it is explained as an anagram of "(the) One".

Popularity of Neo

Popularity, 1990–2023

226 births in 2023

1990 2023

2,674 U.S. births recorded from 1990–2023.

Peak year

2022

240 babies

First recorded

1990

33 years of history

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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From Nicholas, from Nicholas, from Nīcolāus, from Νικόλαος

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.