The baby name Neptune is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NEP-toon (IPA: /ˈnɛp.tuːn/).
Neptune is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Neptune is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NEP-toon (IPA: /ˈnɛp.tuːn/).
Neptune is Latin in Origin.
Neptune is the English form of Latin Neptūnus, the Roman god of the sea. Etymologists link the theonym to Proto-Italic *Neptūnos and to Proto-Indo-European elements denoting moisture or descent, often compared with Vedic Apam Napat (“offspring of the waters”). Its meaning therefore centers on water, the sea, and fertility, sometimes glossed as “lord of the deep” or “born of the waters.”
As a given name, Neptune is a modern, uncommon choice, gaining occasional visibility in the 19th century alongside the 1846 discovery of the planet and in seafaring cultures. Contemporary usage skews masculine but can be gender-neutral. International variants include Neptun (German, Polish), Neptuno (Spanish, Portuguese), Nettuno (Italian), and Neptūns (Latvian); Latin Neptunus also appears. Creative diminutives include Nep and Tune, with rare feminine elaborations like Neptunia.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #328 | 4 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #552 | 6 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #647 | 4 | 16,104 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #801 | 6 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #861 | 5 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2022 | #900 | 9 | 7,226 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #998 | 4 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,176 | 7 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,228 | 9 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,267 | 6 | 25,619 |
Neptune is popular in 36 countries — most recent births per country:
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