Neyo
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NEE-yoh
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Neyo is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Neyo mean?
Modern: respelling of Neo, as in the stage name of singer Ne-Yo
Best known as the stage name of the US singer Ne-Yo, itself a play on Neo, the hero of The Matrix.
Is Neyo a girl's or a boy's name?
Neyo 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 Neyo in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Neyo, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2008, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Neyo in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Neyo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
Names like Neyo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kairo, Noah, Yusuf, Theo, Leo, Jayden, Kayden, Kenzo, Rio, Arlo, Enzo, Kyro
Names related to Neyo
More Modern names
Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn, Ailani
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, “Neyo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/neyo, updated 20 October 2026.