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Neo

NEE-oh

Beautiful But Not Top 100 ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“New, Greek prefix 'neo' meaning new or recent, famously used in The Matrix as the protagonist's chosen name”

Popularity Over Time

Neo US popularity rank over timeRank 8523 in 1990 to rank 947 in 2022. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#947#4735#8523199020002024

Currently ranked #968 in the United States.

Origin

Greek

Syllables

2

Style

ModernBoldMinimalCelestial

Famous Bearers

  • Neo Cortex (Crash Bandicoot)
  • Neo Anderson (The Matrix)

Collections

Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables →

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Orion

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Universal and modern across cultures

People Also Ask

New, Greek prefix 'neo' meaning new or recent, famously used in The Matrix as the protagonist's chosen name

Neo is currently ranked #968 in the United States. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Neo works beautifully as a full name and does not lend itself to an obvious short form. Most parents see that as a feature.

Names that pair beautifully with Neo include Orion, Jasper, Callum, Stellan, Rowan.