Neco
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NEK-oh
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,964 for boys
Neco is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies).
What does Neco mean?
Ancient Egyptian royal name
Pharaoh Necho II, spelled Neco in some Bibles, defeated King Josiah of Judah at Megiddo.
Is Neco a girl's or a boy's name?
Neco is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Neco in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,964among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 386% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Neco, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 18 boys.
Half of all the boys named Neco in the UK since 1996 were born between 2020 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.
Neco in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
Names like Neco
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Iago Nico Luca Perez Marco Jago Viggo Pablo Hugo Rio Pedro Thiago
Names related to Neco
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Neco: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/neco, updated 20 October 2026.