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.

Nell

#870 most common girls' name of all time · #1,569 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#870
Rank overall
#1,569 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
27,710
Since 2016
1,040
Peak year
1917 #220
Best rank
#144 1886
Girls Boys peak 766/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Nell 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 128 — 128 #1,622
2024 150 — 150 #1,457
2023 124 — 124 #1,669
2022 119 — 119 #1,742
2021 96 — 96 #2,007
2020 79 — 79 #2,257
2019 115 — 115 #1,774
2018 72 — 72 #2,457
2017 87 — 87 #2,184
2016 70 — 70 #2,539
2015 61 — 61 #2,846
2014 42 — 42 #3,652
2013 44 — 44 #3,513
2012 32 — 32 #4,487
2011 32 — 32 #4,466
2010 24 — 24 #5,604
2009 30 — 30 #4,806
2008 20 — 20 #6,559
2007 24 — 24 #5,709
2006 30 — 30 #4,685
2005 27 — 27 #4,829
2004 19 — 19 #6,217
2003 23 — 23 #5,236
2002 23 — 23 #5,086
2001 35 — 35 #3,703
2000 28 — 28 #4,291
1999 31 — 31 #3,804
1998 32 — 32 #3,648
1997 32 — 32 #3,548
1996 36 — 36 #3,238
1995 18 — 18 #5,222
1994 19 — 19 #5,017
1993 19 — 19 #4,998
1992 20 — 20 #4,850
1991 21 — 21 #4,651
1990 31 — 31 #3,436
1989 24 — 24 #4,020
1988 25 — 25 #3,691
1987 29 — 29 #3,171
1986 22 — 22 #3,757
1985 24 — 24 #3,518
1984 28 — 28 #3,070
1983 29 — 29 #2,912
1982 28 — 28 #3,095
1981 22 — 22 #3,626
1980 40 — 40 #2,391
1979 36 — 36 #2,528
1978 26 — 26 #3,009
1977 26 6 32 #3,002
1976 28 — 28 #2,729
1975 34 — 34 #2,358
1974 43 — 43 #1,961
1973 42 — 42 #1,941
1972 34 — 34 #2,223
1971 35 — 35 #2,249
1970 36 — 36 #2,203
1969 38 — 38 #2,023
1968 32 — 32 #2,126
1967 29 — 29 #2,212
1966 30 — 30 #2,147
1965 37 — 37 #1,887
1964 49 — 49 #1,635
1963 53 — 53 #1,547
1962 42 — 42 #1,757
1961 67 — 67 #1,360
1960 85 — 85 #1,181
1959 78 — 78 #1,208
1958 88 — 88 #1,129
1957 81 — 81 #1,173
1956 106 — 106 #989
1955 97 — 97 #1,020
1954 110 — 110 #916
1953 137 — 137 #782
1952 128 — 128 #800
1951 140 — 140 #741
1950 157 — 157 #681
1949 132 — 132 #745
1948 182 — 182 #613
1947 181 — 181 #624
1946 197 — 197 #568
1945 184 — 184 #537
1944 176 — 176 #544
1943 225 — 225 #496
1942 261 — 261 #459
1941 240 — 240 #440
1940 296 — 296 #393
1939 271 5 276 #409
1938 331 — 331 #356
1937 321 — 321 #360
1936 351 — 351 #331
1935 390 6 396 #318
1934 427 — 427 #302
1933 443 9 452 #286
1932 483 — 483 #284
1931 456 — 456 #294
1930 511 — 511 #294
1929 489 — 489 #296
1928 498 6 504 #301
1927 562 6 568 #283
1926 531 — 531 #291
1925 627 — 627 #266
1924 635 5 640 #261
1923 624 5 629 #257
1922 647 7 654 #257
1921 760 — 760 #238
1920 661 — 661 #256
1919 666 8 674 #248
1918 687 9 696 #246
1917 766 — 766 #220
1916 722 7 729 #226
1915 689 — 689 #228
1914 530 — 530 #232
1913 491 8 499 #211
1912 422 — 422 #218
1911 322 — 322 #220
1910 318 6 324 #202
1909 277 — 277 #207
1908 288 — 288 #192
1907 261 — 261 #201
1906 241 — 241 #197
1905 229 — 229 #201
1904 226 — 226 #200
1903 206 — 206 #203
1902 247 — 247 #185
1901 205 — 205 #200
1900 256 5 261 #198
1899 192 — 192 #200
1898 246 — 246 #186
1897 209 — 209 #190
1896 215 — 215 #187
1895 247 — 247 #170
1894 215 — 215 #181
1893 187 — 187 #188
1892 216 — 216 #172
1891 190 — 190 #175
1890 221 — 221 #160
1889 194 — 194 #156
1888 188 — 188 #159
1887 146 — 146 #168
1886 175 — 175 #144
1885 151 — 151 #151
1884 120 — 120 #163
1883 116 — 116 #154
1882 103 — 103 #159
1881 75 — 75 #175
1880 77 — 77 #170