Neville
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NEV-il
- Origin
- French
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,442 for boys
- Style
- Vintage revival
Neville is a boys' name of French origin, meaning “new town”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 6,442nd for boys in the US (13 babies).
What does Neville mean?
French: Norman place name Neuville
“new town”
From a Norman baronial surname; the Nevilles were among the most powerful noble families of medieval England.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Neville a girl's or a boy's name?
Neville is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 13 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Neville in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 71% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Neville, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 9 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Neville than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Neville in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1934 (#83).
Neville in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Neville in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,442nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13 about 1 in 130,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 59% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the US were named Neville, making it the 6,442nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,694th. Its busiest year was 1975, with 42 boys. It first appears in the records in 1905.
2025 had more boys named Neville than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Neville in the US since 1880 were born between 1938 and 1989, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1927, 21% of the babies named Neville in the US were girls.
Neville in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,694 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,947 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,788 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,829 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,450 |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,906 |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,553 |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,761 |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,691 |
| 1992 | 31 | #2,357 |
| 1991 | 36 | #2,046 |
| 1990 | 30 | #2,303 |
| 1989 | 25 | #2,539 |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,192 |
| 1987 | 29 | #2,053 |
| 1986 | 22 | #2,427 |
| 1985 | 19 | #2,596 |
| 1984 | 37 | #1,605 |
| 1983 | 28 | #1,904 |
| 1982 | 26 | #2,058 |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,269 |
| 1980 | 32 | #1,765 |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,156 |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,567 |
| 1977 | 27 | #1,858 |
| 1976 | 28 | #1,780 |
| 1975 | 42 | #1,345 |
| 1974 | 27 | #1,747 |
| 1973 | 19 | #2,122 |
| 1972 | 26 | #1,721 |
| 1971 | 33 | #1,494 |
| 1970 | 31 | #1,522 |
| 1969 | 24 | #1,679 |
| 1968 | 17 | #1,961 |
| 1967 | 24 | #1,572 |
| 1966 | 25 | #1,539 |
| 1965 | 22 | #1,668 |
| 1964 | 35 | #1,326 |
| 1963 | 27 | #1,512 |
| 1962 | 20 | #1,804 |
| 1961 | 21 | #1,777 |
| 1960 | 24 | #1,657 |
| 1959 | 25 | #1,587 |
| 1958 | 25 | #1,556 |
| 1957 | 18 | #1,886 |
| 1956 | 20 | #1,764 |
| 1955 | 20 | #1,724 |
| 1954 | 16 | #1,955 |
| 1953 | 19 | #1,764 |
| 1952 | 19 | #1,748 |
| 1951 | 19 | #1,724 |
| 1950 | 18 | #1,745 |
| 1949 | 18 | #1,753 |
| 1948 | 15 | #1,942 |
| 1947 | 12 | #2,250 |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,691 |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,392 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,079 |
| 1943 | 13 | #2,073 |
| 1942 | 22 | #1,496 |
| 1941 | 19 | #1,588 |
| 1940 | 21 | #1,471 |
| 1939 | 23 | #1,390 |
| 1938 | 28 | #1,247 |
| 1937 | 25 | #1,344 |
| 1936 | 22 | #1,417 |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,246 |
| 1934 | 17 | #1,725 |
| 1933 | 41 | #995 |
| 1932 | 21 | #1,548 |
| 1931 | 19 | #1,643 |
| 1930 | 26 | #1,428 |
| 1929 | 21 | #1,611 |
| 1928 | 23 | #1,569 |
| 1927 | 26 | #1,468 |
| 1926 | 26 | #1,432 |
| 1925 | 19 | #1,805 |
| 1924 | 16 | #2,043 |
| 1923 | 25 | #1,502 |
| 1922 | 26 | #1,470 |
| 1921 | 24 | #1,549 |
| 1920 | 19 | #1,820 |
| 1919 | 24 | #1,480 |
| 1918 | 27 | #1,372 |
| 1917 | 18 | #1,754 |
| 1916 | 25 | #1,374 |
| 1915 | 11 | #2,309 |
| 1914 | 21 | #1,300 |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,091 |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,268 |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,739 |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 10 | #951 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,001 |
Nicknames for Neville
- Nev
Names like Neville
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Freddie, Ronnie, Jesse, George, Frankie, Teddy, Reggie, Billy, Theodore, David, Douglas, Tommy
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Neville: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/neville, updated 20 October 2026.