Neymar
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, simply known as Neymar Júnior or mononymously as Neymar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Santos, which he captains, and the Brazil national team.
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Neymar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, simply known as Neymar Júnior or mononymously as Neymar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Santos, which he captains, and the Brazil national team.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Portuguese
The Story of Neymar
Neymar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2010, with 19 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 499 Neymars were born — ranking #551 that year. As of 2026, Neymar ranks #2,317 for baby boys with 62 births, falling sharply (-45%). In total, more than 3K Neymars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Neymar
Neymar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2010 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Neymar's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #551. Use the chart and map above to compare Neymar'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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