Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Nelia

#5,212 most common girls' name of all time · #8,830 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#5,212
Rank overall
#8,830 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
141 of 146
All-time
1,580
Since 2016
150
Peak year
2015 #5,462
Best rank
#608 1884
Girls Boys peak 24/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Nelia is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 14 — 14 #7,494
2024 19 — 19 #6,170
2023 13 — 13 #8,063
2022 17 — 17 #6,709
2021 9 — 9 #10,303
2020 19 — 19 #6,088
2019 10 — 10 #9,750
2018 11 — 11 #9,162
2017 22 — 22 #5,664
2016 16 — 16 #7,238
2015 24 — 24 #5,462
2014 15 — 15 #7,648
2013 19 — 19 #6,465
2012 15 — 15 #7,810
2011 14 — 14 #8,201
2010 17 — 17 #7,229
2009 13 — 13 #8,896
2008 11 — 11 #10,089
2007 11 — 11 #10,136
2006 11 — 11 #9,907
2005 12 — 12 #8,891
2004 10 — 10 #9,903
2003 10 — 10 #9,683
2002 14 — 14 #7,451
2001 8 — 8 #11,029
2000 8 — 8 #10,754
1999 5 — 5 #14,428
1998 7 — 7 #11,151
1997 8 — 8 #9,815
1996 6 — 6 #11,823
1995 8 — 8 #9,559
1993 8 — 8 #9,572
1992 6 — 6 #11,751
1991 9 — 9 #8,610
1990 10 — 10 #7,893
1989 8 — 8 #8,775
1986 8 — 8 #7,764
1985 9 — 9 #6,974
1984 9 — 9 #6,824
1983 10 — 10 #6,224
1982 8 — 8 #7,488
1981 8 — 8 #7,423
1980 12 — 12 #5,549
1979 10 — 10 #6,200
1978 14 — 14 #4,688
1977 11 — 11 #5,544
1976 10 — 10 #5,611
1975 17 — 17 #3,781
1974 18 — 18 #3,566
1973 14 — 14 #4,161
1972 15 — 15 #3,902
1971 10 — 10 #5,150
1970 19 — 19 #3,319
1969 12 — 12 #4,206
1968 15 — 15 #3,463
1966 7 — 7 #5,292
1965 6 — 6 #5,833
1964 8 — 8 #5,029
1963 13 — 13 #3,645
1962 13 — 13 #3,602
1961 8 — 8 #4,894
1960 5 — 5 #6,407
1959 10 — 10 #4,046
1958 8 — 8 #4,528
1957 16 — 16 #2,931
1956 12 — 12 #3,506
1955 15 — 15 #2,977
1954 12 — 12 #3,338
1953 13 — 13 #3,120
1952 7 — 7 #4,501
1951 5 — 5 #5,427
1950 15 — 15 #2,661
1949 7 — 7 #4,242
1948 15 — 15 #2,596
1947 12 — 12 #3,071
1946 9 — 9 #3,439
1945 9 — 9 #3,150
1944 12 — 12 #2,639
1943 11 — 11 #2,870
1942 12 — 12 #2,677
1941 13 — 13 #2,409
1940 12 — 12 #2,437
1939 11 — 11 #2,604
1938 10 — 10 #2,740
1937 16 — 16 #2,007
1936 10 — 10 #2,700
1935 12 — 12 #2,449
1934 15 — 15 #2,100
1933 17 — 17 #1,914
1932 11 — 11 #2,653
1931 7 — 7 #3,505
1930 13 — 13 #2,440
1929 9 — 9 #3,142
1928 12 — 12 #2,629
1927 12 — 12 #2,708
1926 12 — 12 #2,718
1925 12 — 12 #2,787
1924 17 — 17 #2,224
1923 14 — 14 #2,469
1922 10 — 10 #3,157
1921 14 — 14 #2,518
1920 21 — 21 #1,896
1919 14 — 14 #2,390
1918 14 — 14 #2,384
1917 11 — 11 #2,699
1916 15 — 15 #2,141
1915 22 — 22 #1,579
1914 13 — 13 #1,904
1913 6 — 6 #2,833
1912 5 — 5 #2,988
1911 8 — 8 #1,799
1910 11 — 11 #1,436
1909 12 — 12 #1,233
1908 10 — 10 #1,371
1907 7 — 7 #1,654
1906 5 — 5 #1,963
1905 10 — 10 #1,251
1904 7 — 7 #1,504
1903 9 — 9 #1,221
1902 14 — 14 #950
1901 11 — 11 #1,026
1900 8 — 8 #1,450
1899 6 — 6 #1,414
1898 11 — 11 #1,061
1897 6 — 6 #1,401
1895 8 — 8 #1,221
1894 10 — 10 #1,022
1893 12 — 12 #879
1892 11 — 11 #926
1891 7 — 7 #1,117
1890 9 — 9 #962
1889 10 — 10 #858
1888 17 — 17 #631
1887 6 — 6 #1,062
1886 6 — 6 #1,017
1885 6 — 6 #951
1884 13 — 13 #608
1883 5 — 5 #958
1882 8 — 8 #713
1881 6 — 6 #791
1880 5 — 5 #909