Neon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NEE-on
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Neon is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “new”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Neon mean?
English: English name of the gas, from Greek neos 'new'
“new”
The gas neon was named in 1898 by chemists William Ramsay and Morris Travers, from the Greek word for 'new'.
Is Neon a girl's or a boy's name?
Neon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Neon in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Neon, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2014, with 6 boys.
2025 had more boys named Neon than any year since 2014.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Neon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
Names like Neon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Brody, Rowan, Kayden, Conan, Callan, Ronan, Nolan, Lochlan, Caelan, Eden, Cassian
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
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, “Neon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/neon, updated 20 October 2026.