Nelly

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Nelly is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 7,689 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 7,619 as girls and 70 as boys. Nelly gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2007 and remains popular today.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 174
2023 147
2022 158
2021 144
2020 92
2019 152
2018 99
2017 128
2016 104
2015 128
2014 139
2013 130
2012 159
2011 147
2010 168
2009 194
2008 195
2007 213
2006 165
2005 157
2004 156
2003 166
2002 149
2001 119
2000 113
1999 85
1998 79
1997 84
1996 104
1995 97
1994 107
1993 97
1992 126
1991 91
1990 103
1989 73
1988 92
1987 79
1986 69
1985 83
1984 69
1983 69
1982 85
1981 81
1980 70
1979 62
1978 85
1977 73
1976 78
1975 62
1974 77
1973 54
1972 47
1971 48
1970 48
1969 37
1968 44
1967 42
1966 38
1965 35
1964 44
1963 42
1962 45
1961 39
1960 62
1959 56
1958 46
1957 37
1956 55
1955 57
1954 35
1953 30
1952 28
1951 19
1950 21
1949 21
1948 17
1947 28
1946 7
1945 15
1944 9
1943 12
1942 20
1941 9
1940 22
1939 21
1938 9
1937 19
1936 9
1935 14
1934 17
1933 14
1932 13
1931 20
1930 26
1929 15
1928 24
1927 17
1926 28
1925 26
1924 19
1923 22
1922 18
1921 20
1920 21
1919 17
1918 20
1917 24
1916 10
1915 18
1914 13
1913 14
1912 7
1910 7
1909 7
1908 5
1907 7
1906 7
1905 5
1904 6
1903 8
1902 8
1901 9
1897 6
1895 6
1893 5
1892 5
1890 8
1888 9
1887 9
1886 5
1885 9
1883 8
1882 10