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.

Nellie

#269 most common girls' name of all time · #499 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#269
Rank overall
#499 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
153,284
Since 2016
3,748
Peak year
1918 #65
Best rank
#14 1881
Girls Boys peak 4,057/yr
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Nellie 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 567 567 #533
2024 592 592 #521
2023 486 486 #615
2022 446 446 #663
2021 384 384 #743
2020 325 325 #840
2019 311 311 #861
2018 239 239 #1,065
2017 196 196 #1,224
2016 202 202 #1,217
2015 197 197 #1,239
2014 183 183 #1,302
2013 158 158 #1,432
2012 139 139 #1,566
2011 116 116 #1,758
2010 118 118 #1,751
2009 125 125 #1,742
2008 113 113 #1,880
2007 119 119 #1,792
2006 99 99 #2,003
2005 84 84 #2,180
2004 97 97 #1,925
2003 88 88 #2,033
2002 93 93 #1,897
2001 85 85 #1,995
2000 68 68 #2,277
1999 85 85 #1,857
1998 86 86 #1,801
1997 76 76 #1,914
1996 76 76 #1,898
1995 87 87 #1,684
1994 76 76 #1,862
1993 71 71 #1,967
1992 82 82 #1,774
1991 81 81 #1,766
1990 118 118 #1,347
1989 98 98 #1,479
1988 97 97 #1,427
1987 72 72 #1,678
1986 96 96 #1,351
1985 106 106 #1,269
1984 114 114 #1,170
1983 129 129 #1,071
1982 127 127 #1,107
1981 135 135 #1,055
1980 138 138 #1,034
1979 154 154 #950
1978 143 143 #969
1977 134 134 #1,004
1976 131 131 #971
1975 151 151 #878
1974 156 156 #841
1973 136 136 #910
1972 151 151 #855
1971 164 164 #836
1970 159 159 #848
1969 147 147 #859
1968 165 165 #779
1967 197 197 #695
1966 213 213 #662
1965 202 202 #691
1964 262 262 #624
1963 259 259 #627
1962 266 266 #615
1961 335 335 #535
1960 363 363 #507
1959 384 384 #498
1958 382 382 #489
1957 432 432 #455
1956 487 487 #410
1955 521 521 #386
1954 550 550 #372
1953 606 606 #336
1952 637 637 #321
1951 604 604 #322
1950 757 757 #283
1949 743 743 #281
1948 891 891 #250
1947 876 6 882 #250
1946 885 885 #240
1945 933 5 938 #210
1944 1,011 1,011 #199
1943 1,077 1,077 #197
1942 1,207 11 1,218 #183
1941 1,284 8 1,292 #167
1940 1,300 7 1,307 #161
1939 1,373 10 1,383 #157
1938 1,454 13 1,467 #152
1937 1,590 10 1,600 #140
1936 1,665 9 1,674 #135
1935 1,738 15 1,753 #131
1934 1,837 14 1,851 #126
1933 1,867 13 1,880 #120
1932 1,979 17 1,996 #123
1931 1,987 16 2,003 #119
1930 2,213 15 2,228 #113
1929 2,198 16 2,214 #113
1928 2,346 14 2,360 #111
1927 2,678 11 2,689 #105
1926 2,722 18 2,740 #102
1925 2,937 10 2,947 #98
1924 3,075 19 3,094 #92
1923 3,184 8 3,192 #88
1922 3,274 8 3,282 #83
1921 3,513 11 3,524 #80
1920 3,762 13 3,775 #76
1919 3,726 12 3,738 #69
1918 4,048 9 4,057 #65
1917 3,808 13 3,821 #64
1916 3,862 9 3,871 #61
1915 3,679 11 3,690 #63
1914 2,952 7 2,959 #61
1913 2,645 6 2,651 #58
1912 2,365 10 2,375 #59
1911 1,866 6 1,872 #54
1910 1,928 6 1,934 #51
1909 1,768 1,768 #51
1908 1,757 7 1,764 #49
1907 1,671 7 1,678 #50
1906 1,596 7 1,603 #49
1905 1,626 7 1,633 #48
1904 1,560 1,560 #44
1903 1,491 1,491 #45
1902 1,566 6 1,572 #41
1901 1,454 9 1,463 #41
1900 1,850 12 1,862 #43
1899 1,510 6 1,516 #41
1898 1,810 6 1,816 #36
1897 1,693 6 1,699 #37
1896 1,696 6 1,702 #34
1895 1,833 9 1,842 #29
1894 1,767 11 1,778 #30
1893 1,770 16 1,786 #27
1892 1,738 9 1,747 #30
1891 1,647 9 1,656 #25
1890 1,821 9 1,830 #20
1889 1,752 8 1,760 #19
1888 1,736 8 1,744 #21
1887 1,457 10 1,467 #19
1886 1,492 5 1,497 #17
1885 1,432 6 1,438 #16
1884 1,417 9 1,426 #17
1883 1,246 1,246 #17
1882 1,138 6 1,144 #19
1881 1,096 7 1,103 #14
1880 995 6 1,001 #18