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Worldwide Name Statistics

Nellie

Ranked #1594 - 1 in 403,226 people
US

Most common in

United States

20k bearers

World total

19,840

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#1594

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States20k
Worldwide
~20k
rank #1594
Rarity
1 in 403,226
of people globally
Gender split
0/100
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~20k in US

About the name Nellie

There are an estimated 19,840 people named Nellie alive worldwide today. That ranks Nellie at #1594 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Nellie is held by approximately 19,840 people, ranking #1594 among first names. That works out to roughly 6 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 16,729 U.S. residents).

Historically Nellie is used overwhelmingly as a female name (99.6% female).

Nellie appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly female.

Male 0.4%Female 99.6%

Nellie popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Nellie, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 1,001
  2. 1881: 1,103
  3. 1882: 1,144
  4. 1883: 1,246
  5. 1884: 1,426
  6. 1885: 1,438
  7. 1886: 1,497
  8. 1887: 1,467
  9. 1888: 1,744
  10. 1889: 1,760
  11. 1890: 1,830
  12. 1891: 1,656
  13. 1892: 1,747
  14. 1893: 1,786
  15. 1894: 1,778
  16. 1895: 1,842
  17. 1896: 1,702
  18. 1897: 1,699
  19. 1898: 1,816
  20. 1899: 1,516
  21. 1900: 1,862
  22. 1901: 1,463
  23. 1902: 1,572
  24. 1903: 1,491
  25. 1904: 1,560
  26. 1905: 1,633
  27. 1906: 1,603
  28. 1907: 1,678
  29. 1908: 1,764
  30. 1909: 1,768
  31. 1910: 1,934
  32. 1911: 1,872
  33. 1912: 2,375
  34. 1913: 2,651
  35. 1914: 2,959
  36. 1915: 3,690
  37. 1916: 3,871
  38. 1917: 3,821
  39. 1918: 4,057
  40. 1919: 3,738
  41. 1920: 3,775
  42. 1921: 3,524
  43. 1922: 3,282
  44. 1923: 3,192
  45. 1924: 3,094
  46. 1925: 2,947
  47. 1926: 2,740
  48. 1927: 2,689
  49. 1928: 2,360
  50. 1929: 2,214
  51. 1930: 2,228
  52. 1931: 2,003
  53. 1932: 1,996
  54. 1933: 1,880
  55. 1934: 1,851
  56. 1935: 1,753
  57. 1936: 1,674
  58. 1937: 1,600
  59. 1938: 1,467
  60. 1939: 1,383
  61. 1940: 1,307
  62. 1941: 1,292
  63. 1942: 1,218
  64. 1943: 1,077
  65. 1944: 1,011
  66. 1945: 938
  67. 1946: 885
  68. 1947: 882
  69. 1948: 891
  70. 1949: 743
  71. 1950: 757
  72. 1951: 604
  73. 1952: 637
  74. 1953: 606
  75. 1954: 550
  76. 1955: 521
  77. 1956: 487
  78. 1957: 432
  79. 1958: 382
  80. 1959: 384
  81. 1960: 363
  82. 1961: 335
  83. 1962: 266
  84. 1963: 259
  85. 1964: 262
  86. 1965: 202
  87. 1966: 213
  88. 1967: 197
  89. 1968: 165
  90. 1969: 147
  91. 1970: 159
  92. 1971: 164
  93. 1972: 151
  94. 1973: 136
  95. 1974: 156
  96. 1975: 151
  97. 1976: 131
  98. 1977: 134
  99. 1978: 143
  100. 1979: 154
  101. 1980: 138
  102. 1981: 135
  103. 1982: 127
  104. 1983: 129
  105. 1984: 114
  106. 1985: 106
  107. 1986: 96
  108. 1987: 72
  109. 1988: 97
  110. 1989: 98
  111. 1990: 118
  112. 1991: 81
  113. 1992: 82
  114. 1993: 71
  115. 1994: 76
  116. 1995: 87
  117. 1996: 76
  118. 1997: 76
  119. 1998: 86
  120. 1999: 85
  121. 2000: 68
  122. 2001: 85
  123. 2002: 93
  124. 2003: 88
  125. 2004: 97
  126. 2005: 84
  127. 2006: 99
  128. 2007: 119
  129. 2008: 113
  130. 2009: 125
  131. 2010: 118
  132. 2011: 116
  133. 2012: 139
  134. 2013: 158
  135. 2014: 183
  136. 2015: 197
  137. 2016: 202
  138. 2017: 196
  139. 2018: 239
  140. 2019: 311
  141. 2020: 325
  142. 2021: 384
  143. 2022: 446
  144. 2023: 486
  145. 2024: 592
  146. 2025: 567

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Nellie worldwide?

There are an estimated 19,840 people named Nellie alive worldwide today, ranking #1594 globally.

Is Nellie a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 403,226 people. In the United States there are roughly 19,840 bearers, which is 1 in 16,729 Americans.

Is Nellie a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Nellie is used 0.4% male and 99.6% female.

Where does the name Nellie come from?

Who are famous people named Nellie?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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