The baby name Neill is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced NEEL (IPA: /niːl/).
Neill is Irish, Scottish Gaelic in Origin.
The baby name Neill is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced NEEL (IPA: /niːl/).
Neill is Irish, Scottish Gaelic in Origin.
Neill is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Niall, an Old Irish personal name of uncertain etymology, variously glossed as “champion,” “vehement/passionate,” or “cloud.” It enters early tradition with Niall of the Nine Hostages, a famed High King of Ireland, and gave rise to the powerful Uí Néill dynasty. The name passed into Scotland and Norse as Njáll, and later overlapped in England with Norman French Nigel (from Latin Nigellus), helping fix the modern Neil/Neill spellings.
As a given name, Neill is rarer than Neil but long used in Ireland and Scotland, often maintained as a family spelling from the surnames O’Neill or Neill. Variants include Neil, Neal, Neale, Neel, and Irish Niall; related surnames include O’Neill and MacNeill/McNeill. The name carries a trim, traditional feel with deep Celtic lineage.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2001 | #1 | — | 464 |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 4,685 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #177 | 3 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #250 | 4 | 6,830 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| France | Boys | 2007 | #400 | 3 | 2,758 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| ZA | 0 | #419 | 29 | 14,421 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #620 | 3 | 9,244 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #852 | 27 | 14,506 |
| United States | Boys | 2021 | #904 | 7 | 7,214 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #908 | 13 | 15,656 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #937 | 15 | 5,873 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #993 | 186 | 25,619 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,135 | 9 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,177 | 6 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,685 | 7 | 28,008 |
Neill is popular in 32 countries — most recent births per country:
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