Nelly
#1,291 for girls in 2025, 173 births · #8,243 for boys in 2025, 9 births
Given to girls 99.0% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1882 · 10 births
- Debut · girls
- 10 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 7,792since 1882
Nelly over time
Rank among girls' names. Nelly has never cracked the top 500 here.
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 | #1,291 | 173 | #8,243 | 9 |
| 2024 | #1,358 | 168 | #10,938 | 6 |
| 2023 | #1,514 | 142 | #12,239 | 5 |
| 2022 | #1,422 | 158 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,554 | 135 | #8,166 | 9 |
| 2020 | #2,023 | 92 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,495 | 146 | #10,803 | 6 |
| 2018 | #1,978 | 99 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,677 | 128 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,929 | 104 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,719 | 122 | #10,644 | 6 |
| 2014 | #1,562 | 139 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,642 | 130 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,432 | 159 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,509 | 147 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,420 | 161 | #9,693 | 7 |
| 2009 | #1,258 | 194 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,274 | 195 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,205 | 208 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #1,428 | 158 | #9,585 | 7 |
| 2005 | #1,425 | 150 | #9,115 | 7 |
| 2004 | #1,353 | 156 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,305 | 159 | #8,643 | 7 |
| 2002 | #1,345 | 144 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2001 | #1,560 | 119 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,571 | 113 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,857 | 85 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,921 | 79 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,784 | 84 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,532 | 104 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,562 | 97 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,476 | 107 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,577 | 97 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,329 | 126 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,642 | 91 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,503 | 103 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,818 | 73 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,477 | 92 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,581 | 79 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,691 | 69 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,483 | 83 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,604 | 69 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,608 | 69 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,429 | 85 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,490 | 81 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,644 | 70 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,753 | 62 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,374 | 85 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,498 | 73 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,373 | 78 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,586 | 62 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,351 | 77 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,666 | 54 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,804 | 47 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,828 | 48 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,828 | 48 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,058 | 37 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,776 | 44 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,783 | 42 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,859 | 38 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,950 | 35 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,747 | 44 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,787 | 42 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,690 | 45 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,838 | 39 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,393 | 62 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,435 | 56 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,578 | 46 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,784 | 37 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,413 | 55 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,334 | 57 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,739 | 35 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,834 | 30 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,892 | 28 | — | |
| 1951 | #2,314 | 19 | — | |
| 1950 | #2,121 | 21 | — | |
| 1949 | #2,134 | 21 | — | |
| 1948 | #2,416 | 17 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,822 | 28 | — | |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | — | |
| 1945 | #2,237 | 15 | — | |
| 1944 | #3,139 | 9 | — | |
| 1943 | #2,695 | 12 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,917 | 20 | — | |
| 1941 | #3,030 | 9 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,682 | 22 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,684 | 21 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,940 | 9 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,784 | 19 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,206 | 14 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,913 | 17 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,161 | 14 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,365 | 13 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,750 | 20 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,535 | 26 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,191 | 15 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,680 | 24 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,169 | 17 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,541 | 28 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,647 | 26 | — | |
| 1924 | #2,062 | 19 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,840 | 22 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,109 | 18 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,988 | 20 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,889 | 21 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,063 | 17 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,887 | 20 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,552 | 24 | — | |
| 1916 | #2,833 | 10 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,800 | 18 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,896 | 13 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,601 | 14 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | — | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | — | |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,553 | 7 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,318 | 8 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,320 | 8 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,136 | 9 | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | #1,426 | 6 | — | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | #1,437 | 5 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | — | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | #1,006 | 8 | — | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | #894 | 9 | — | |
| 1887 | #788 | 9 | — | |
| 1886 | #1,108 | 5 | — | |
| 1885 | #745 | 9 | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | #692 | 8 | — | |
| 1882 | #596 | 10 | — | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Nelly! It came in at #596, and was given to 10 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1884, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Nelly is popular in 2007
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- California#639 · 1 in 3,691
- Illinois#720 · 1 in 4,233
- Arizona#813 · 1 in 4,218
- Washington#817 · 1 in 4,470
- Texas#863 · 1 in 5,126
Best ever in a state: #503 in New York, 1955.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #639 | 64 | 1 in 3,691 |
| Illinois | #720 | 16 | 1 in 4,233 |
| Arizona | #813 | 9 | 1 in 4,218 |
| Washington | #817 | 7 | 1 in 4,470 |
| Texas | #863 | 33 | 1 in 5,126 |
| Virginia | #1,023 | 6 | 1 in 6,412 |
| Florida | #1,194 | 11 | 1 in 8,116 |
| North Carolina | #1,377 | 5 | 1 in 9,622 |
| Georgia | #1,386 | 6 | 1 in 9,037 |
| New York | #1,459 | 9 | 1 in 10,861 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Nelly
- 67 spots since 2024 (#1,358 → #1,291)
- 732 spots since 2020 (#2,023 → #1,291)
- 428 spots since 2015 (#1,719 → #1,291)
- Biggest jump: 320 spots in 1887 (#1,108 → #788)
- Biggest drop: 363 spots in 1886 (#745 → #1,108)
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1882 at #596 (10 births)
- Births halved by 1884, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 5 yrs · run 1882–1883
- Highest: 1 in 9,243 girls born in 2007 were named Nelly (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 9,291 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #596 in 1882, was only 1 in 10,785 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 20.5% of all girls named Nelly (1,596) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 50 | #596 (1882) | #804 |
| 1890s | 30 | #1,006 (1890) | #1,341 |
| 1900s | 62 | #1,136 (1901) | #1,602 |
| 1910s | 130 | #1,552 (1917) | #1,992 |
| 1920s | 210 | #1,541 (1926) | #1,912 |
| 1930s | 162 | #1,535 (1930) | #2,120 |
| 1940s | 160 | #1,682 (1940) | #2,507 |
| 1950s | 384 | #1,334 (1955) | #1,744 |
| 1960s | 428 | #1,393 (1960) | #1,788 |
| 1970s | 634 | #1,351 (1974) | #1,606 |
| 1980s | 770 | #1,429 (1982) | #1,583 |
| 1990s | 973 | #1,329 (1992) | #1,618 |
| 2000s | 1,596 | #1,205 (2007) | #1,372 |
| 2010s | 1,335 | #1,420 (2010) | #1,636 |
| 2020s | 868 | #1,291 (2025) | #1,527 |
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.
Nelly in 2007
Top girls' names in 2007
Top boys' names in 2007
More about 2007
girls
1,922,617 girls got a published name in 2007; 1 in 9,243 of them was named Nelly, which outranked 94.1% of the 20,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,199Rita210
- #1,203Gisele209
- #1,203Kailynn209
- #1,205Nelly208
- #1,205Charli208
- #1,205Ebony208
- #1,205Gracyn208
- #1,212Lanie207
- #1,212Rivka207
- #1,212Treasure207
Tied with 6 names at #1,205; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,075,414 boys got a published name in 2007; 1 in 415,083 of them was named Nelly, which outranked 14.1% of the 14,394 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 2,027 names at #12,367; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.