Nell

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Nell is a given name of English, Greek origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 27,581 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 27,483 as girls and 98 as boys. Nell gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1917 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,549 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 150
2023 123
2022 119
2021 96
2020 79
2019 115
2018 72
2017 87
2016 70
2015 61
2014 42
2013 44
2012 32
2011 32
2010 24
2009 30
2008 20
2007 24
2006 30
2005 27
2004 19
2003 23
2002 23
2001 35
2000 28
1999 31
1998 32
1997 32
1996 36
1995 18
1994 19
1993 19
1992 20
1991 21
1990 31
1989 24
1988 25
1987 29
1986 22
1985 24
1984 28
1983 29
1982 28
1981 22
1980 40
1979 36
1978 26
1977 32
1976 28
1975 34
1974 43
1973 42
1972 34
1971 35
1970 36
1969 38
1968 32
1967 29
1966 30
1965 37
1964 49
1963 53
1962 42
1961 67
1960 85
1959 78
1958 88
1957 81
1956 106
1955 97
1954 110
1953 137
1952 128
1951 140
1950 157
1949 132
1948 182
1947 181
1946 197
1945 184
1944 176
1943 225
1942 261
1941 240
1940 296
1939 276
1938 331
1937 321
1936 351
1935 396
1934 427
1933 452
1932 483
1931 456
1930 511
1929 489
1928 504
1927 568
1926 531
1925 627
1924 640
1923 629
1922 654
1921 760
1920 661
1919 674
1918 696
1917 766
1916 729
1915 689
1914 530
1913 499
1912 422
1911 322
1910 324
1909 277
1908 288
1907 261
1906 241
1905 229
1904 226
1903 206
1902 247
1901 205
1900 261
1899 192
1898 246
1897 209
1896 215
1895 247
1894 215
1893 187
1892 216
1891 190
1890 221
1889 194
1888 188
1887 146
1886 175
1885 151
1884 120
1883 116
1882 103
1881 75
1880 77