Nellie
#533 for girls in 2025, 567 births · Last seen for boys in 1947 at #3,370
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 1,096 births
- Debut · girls
- 995 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 46 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 152,691since 1880
Nellie over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #533 | 567 | — | |
| 2024 | #521 | 592 | — | |
| 2023 | #615 | 486 | — | |
| 2022 | #663 | 446 | — | |
| 2021 | #743 | 384 | — | |
| 2020 | #840 | 325 | — | |
| 2019 | #861 | 311 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,065 | 239 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,224 | 196 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,217 | 202 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,239 | 197 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,301 | 183 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,432 | 158 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,566 | 139 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,758 | 116 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,751 | 118 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,742 | 125 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,880 | 113 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,792 | 119 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,003 | 99 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,180 | 84 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,925 | 97 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,033 | 88 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,897 | 93 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,995 | 85 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,277 | 68 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,857 | 85 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,801 | 86 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,914 | 76 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,898 | 76 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,684 | 87 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,862 | 76 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,967 | 71 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,774 | 82 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,766 | 81 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,347 | 118 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,479 | 98 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,427 | 97 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,678 | 72 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,351 | 96 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,269 | 106 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,170 | 114 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,071 | 129 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,107 | 127 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,055 | 135 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,034 | 138 | — | |
| 1979 | #950 | 154 | — | |
| 1978 | #969 | 143 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,004 | 134 | — | |
| 1976 | #971 | 131 | — | |
| 1975 | #878 | 151 | — | |
| 1974 | #841 | 156 | — | |
| 1973 | #910 | 136 | — | |
| 1972 | #855 | 151 | — | |
| 1971 | #836 | 164 | — | |
| 1970 | #848 | 159 | — | |
| 1969 | #859 | 147 | — | |
| 1968 | #779 | 165 | — | |
| 1967 | #695 | 197 | — | |
| 1966 | #662 | 213 | — | |
| 1965 | #691 | 202 | — | |
| 1964 | #624 | 262 | — | |
| 1963 | #627 | 259 | — | |
| 1962 | #615 | 266 | — | |
| 1961 | #535 | 335 | — | |
| 1960 | #507 | 363 | — | |
| 1959 | #498 | 384 | — | |
| 1958 | #489 | 382 | — | |
| 1957 | #455 | 432 | — | |
| 1956 | #410 | 487 | — | |
| 1955 | #386 | 521 | — | |
| 1954 | #372 | 550 | — | |
| 1953 | #336 | 606 | — | |
| 1952 | #321 | 637 | — | |
| 1951 | #322 | 604 | — | |
| 1950 | #283 | 757 | — | |
| 1949 | #281 | 743 | — | |
| 1948 | #250 | 891 | — | |
| 1947 | #250 | 876 | #3,370 | 6 |
| 1946 | #240 | 885 | — | |
| 1945 | #210 | 933 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #199 | 1,011 | — | |
| 1943 | #197 | 1,077 | — | |
| 1942 | #183 | 1,207 | #2,268 | 11 |
| 1941 | #167 | 1,284 | #2,656 | 8 |
| 1940 | #161 | 1,300 | #2,871 | 7 |
| 1939 | #157 | 1,373 | #2,288 | 10 |
| 1938 | #152 | 1,454 | #1,976 | 13 |
| 1937 | #140 | 1,590 | #2,332 | 10 |
| 1936 | #135 | 1,665 | #2,452 | 9 |
| 1935 | #131 | 1,738 | #1,837 | 15 |
| 1934 | #126 | 1,837 | #1,932 | 14 |
| 1933 | #120 | 1,867 | #1,997 | 13 |
| 1932 | #123 | 1,979 | #1,777 | 17 |
| 1931 | #119 | 1,987 | #1,843 | 16 |
| 1930 | #113 | 2,213 | #1,964 | 15 |
| 1929 | #113 | 2,198 | #1,933 | 16 |
| 1928 | #111 | 2,346 | #2,162 | 14 |
| 1927 | #105 | 2,678 | #2,523 | 11 |
| 1926 | #102 | 2,722 | #1,846 | 18 |
| 1925 | #98 | 2,937 | #2,755 | 10 |
| 1924 | #92 | 3,075 | #1,839 | 19 |
| 1923 | #88 | 3,184 | #3,175 | 8 |
| 1922 | #83 | 3,274 | #3,252 | 8 |
| 1921 | #80 | 3,513 | #2,632 | 11 |
| 1920 | #76 | 3,762 | #2,336 | 13 |
| 1919 | #69 | 3,726 | #2,385 | 12 |
| 1918 | #65 | 4,048 | #2,882 | 9 |
| 1917 | #64 | 3,808 | #2,188 | 13 |
| 1916 | #61 | 3,862 | #2,730 | 9 |
| 1915 | #63 | 3,679 | #2,310 | 11 |
| 1914 | #61 | 2,952 | #2,651 | 7 |
| 1913 | #58 | 2,645 | #2,496 | 6 |
| 1912 | #59 | 2,365 | #1,619 | 10 |
| 1911 | #54 | 1,866 | #1,537 | 6 |
| 1910 | #51 | 1,928 | #1,421 | 6 |
| 1909 | #51 | 1,768 | — | |
| 1908 | #49 | 1,757 | #1,113 | 7 |
| 1907 | #50 | 1,671 | #1,094 | 7 |
| 1906 | #49 | 1,596 | #1,004 | 7 |
| 1905 | #48 | 1,626 | #1,002 | 7 |
| 1904 | #44 | 1,560 | — | |
| 1903 | #45 | 1,491 | — | |
| 1902 | #41 | 1,566 | #1,013 | 6 |
| 1901 | #41 | 1,454 | #727 | 9 |
| 1900 | #43 | 1,850 | #743 | 12 |
| 1899 | #41 | 1,510 | #928 | 6 |
| 1898 | #36 | 1,810 | #1,002 | 6 |
| 1897 | #37 | 1,693 | #942 | 6 |
| 1896 | #34 | 1,696 | #982 | 6 |
| 1895 | #29 | 1,833 | #738 | 9 |
| 1894 | #30 | 1,767 | #631 | 11 |
| 1893 | #27 | 1,770 | #459 | 16 |
| 1892 | #30 | 1,738 | #748 | 9 |
| 1891 | #25 | 1,647 | #635 | 9 |
| 1890 | #20 | 1,821 | #667 | 9 |
| 1889 | #19 | 1,752 | #722 | 8 |
| 1888 | #21 | 1,736 | #755 | 8 |
| 1887 | #19 | 1,457 | #583 | 10 |
| 1886 | #17 | 1,492 | #959 | 5 |
| 1885 | #16 | 1,432 | #836 | 6 |
| 1884 | #17 | 1,417 | #663 | 9 |
| 1883 | #17 | 1,246 | — | |
| 1882 | #19 | 1,138 | #837 | 6 |
| 1881 | #14 | 1,096 | #706 | 7 |
| 1880 | #18 | 995 | #809 | 6 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Nellie was already there! It came in at #18, and was given to 995 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1991–2006, when fewer than 100 girls a year got the name.
See more about Nellie
- 12 spots since 2024 (#521 → #533)
- 307 spots since 2020 (#840 → #533)
- 706 spots since 2015 (#1,239 → #533)
- Biggest jump: 204 spots in 2019 (#1,065 → #861)
- Biggest drop: 93 spots in 1976 (#878 → #971)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #14 (1,096 births)
- Births halved by 1955, 74 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 46 yrs · run 1880–1925
- Top 1,000: 106 yrs · run 1880–1976
- Highest: 1 in 84 girls born in 1881 were named Nellie (1.2%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,835 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
- 20.2% of all girls named Nellie (30,879) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 13,761 | #14 (1881) | #18 |
| 1890s | 17,285 | #20 (1890) | #31 |
| 1900s | 16,339 | #41 (1902) | #46 |
| 1910s | 30,879 | #51 (1910) | #61 |
| 1920s | 29,689 | #76 (1920) | #95 |
| 1930s | 17,703 | #113 (1930) | #132 |
| 1940s | 10,207 | #161 (1940) | #214 |
| 1950s | 5,360 | #283 (1950) | #387 |
| 1960s | 2,409 | #507 (1960) | #659 |
| 1970s | 1,479 | #836 (1971) | #906 |
| 1980s | 1,112 | #1,034 (1980) | #1,264 |
| 1990s | 838 | #1,347 (1990) | #1,787 |
| 2000s | 971 | #1,742 (2009) | #1,972 |
| 2010s | 1,859 | #861 (2019) | #1,341 |
| 2020s | 2,800 | #521 (2024) | #653 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Nellie in 1897
Top girls' names in 1897
Top boys' names in 1897
More about 1897
girls
234,200 girls got a published name in 1897; 1 in 138 of them was named Nellie, which outranked 97.9% of the 1,799 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
112,757 boys got a published name in 1897; 1 in 18,793 of them was named Nellie, which outranked 23.4% of the 1,229 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 35.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).