Nel
#22,133 most common girls' name of all time · #36,107 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1908–2025
Rank among girls
#22,133
Rank overall
#36,107 of 105,966
First appeared
1908
Years on the list
19 of 146
All-time
133
Since 2016
64
Peak year
2013 #9,648
Best rank
#2,420 1908
Girls
Boys
peak 11/yr
Nel first appears in 1908. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,300 |
| 2024 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,189 |
| 2023 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,236 |
| 2022 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,311 |
| 2021 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,378 |
| 2020 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,250 |
| 2019 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,425 |
| 2017 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,757 |
| 2016 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,445 |
| 2015 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,209 |
| 2013 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,648 |
| 2011 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,916 |
| 2009 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,781 |
| 2008 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,654 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,597 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | 7 | #4,051 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | 7 | #3,721 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | 6 | #3,988 |
| 1908 | 5 | — | 5 | #2,420 |