Neville
De Neville, later Neville, is an English masculine given name, toponymic surname and the name of several places. All are derived from "new town" in Norman and French word. As a given name, it is chiefly used in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, South Africa, and Ireland.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Neville
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
De Neville, later Neville, is an English masculine given name, toponymic surname and the name of several places. All are derived from "new town" in Norman and French word. As a given name, it is chiefly used in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, South Africa, and Ireland.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Neville
Neville first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1905, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 42 Nevilles were born — ranking #1,345 that year. As of 2026, Neville ranks #7,981 for baby boys with 5 births, falling sharply (-46%). In total, more than 2K Nevilles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Neville
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About the name Neville
Neville is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1905 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Neville's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #951. Use the chart and map above to compare Neville'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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