Neville
How to say it: NEH-vil · /ˈnɛvɪl/
From Old French Neuville 'new town'; English surname-name - known via Harry Potter character.
Neville was the 5,737th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 13 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1930s, its births are down about 18% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #7,215 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #5,737 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 13 |
| Share of births | 1 in 255,026 |
| Peak decade | 1930s |
| Change over 10 years | −18% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #7,215 |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Neville has never gone out of use: even its quietest decade kept at least a quarter of its peak.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Neville is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French.
Famous people named Neville
- Neville Chamberlain (1869–1940)Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1940
- Neville Southall (born 1958)Welsh association football manager and former player
- Neville Marriner (1924–2016)British conductor and violinist
From Wikidata and Wikipedia
Good to know
- Neville Longbottom, the bumbling-turned-hero Gryffindor in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books and films; the dominant association of the name
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