Nevil
Nevil is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Nevil
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nevil is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Nevil
Nevil first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1922: 6 births, good for #3,872 nationwide. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Nevils. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1965 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 26 Nevils have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Nevil
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About the name Nevil
Nevil is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 26 births in the dataset. Nevil's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #3,872. Use the chart and map above to compare Nevil's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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