Neo

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Origin: French

Neo first appears in the data in 2000 and has been recorded in 17 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2003 with 99 babies (rank #295 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Neo

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Neo yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,068

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2000	48	#441
2001	50	#430
2002	56	#406
2003	99	#295
2004	78	#373
2005	61	#469
2006	96	#358
2007	73	#469
2008	91	#410
2009	64	#533
2010	51	#643
2011	48	#678
2012	57	#623
2013	42	#766
2014	51	#665
2015	45	#736
2016	51	#687