Nelly
#1,880 most common girls' name of all time · #3,221 across all names · 1% male / 99% female · used 1882–2025
Rank among girls
#1,880
Rank overall
#3,221 of 105,966
First appeared
1882
Years on the list
135 of 146
All-time
7,871
Since 2016
1,380
Peak year
2007 #1,207
Best rank
#633 1882
Girls
Boys
peak 213/yr
Nelly first appears in 1882. 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 | 173 | 9 | 182 | #1,292 |
| 2024 | 168 | 6 | 174 | #1,360 |
| 2023 | 142 | 5 | 147 | #1,514 |
| 2022 | 158 | — | 158 | #1,424 |
| 2021 | 135 | 9 | 144 | #1,556 |
| 2020 | 92 | — | 92 | #2,025 |
| 2019 | 146 | 6 | 152 | #1,495 |
| 2018 | 99 | — | 99 | #1,980 |
| 2017 | 128 | — | 128 | #1,681 |
| 2016 | 104 | — | 104 | #1,932 |
| 2015 | 122 | 6 | 128 | #1,719 |
| 2014 | 139 | — | 139 | #1,563 |
| 2013 | 130 | — | 130 | #1,643 |
| 2012 | 159 | — | 159 | #1,432 |
| 2011 | 147 | — | 147 | #1,510 |
| 2010 | 161 | 7 | 168 | #1,421 |
| 2009 | 194 | — | 194 | #1,259 |
| 2008 | 195 | — | 195 | #1,274 |
| 2007 | 208 | 5 | 213 | #1,207 |
| 2006 | 158 | 7 | 165 | #1,429 |
| 2005 | 150 | 7 | 157 | #1,425 |
| 2004 | 156 | — | 156 | #1,353 |
| 2003 | 159 | 7 | 166 | #1,305 |
| 2002 | 144 | 5 | 149 | #1,346 |
| 2001 | 119 | — | 119 | #1,561 |
| 2000 | 113 | — | 113 | #1,571 |
| 1999 | 85 | — | 85 | #1,860 |
| 1998 | 79 | — | 79 | #1,921 |
| 1997 | 84 | — | 84 | #1,786 |
| 1996 | 104 | — | 104 | #1,533 |
| 1995 | 97 | — | 97 | #1,566 |
| 1994 | 107 | — | 107 | #1,480 |
| 1993 | 97 | — | 97 | #1,579 |
| 1992 | 126 | — | 126 | #1,331 |
| 1991 | 91 | — | 91 | #1,642 |
| 1990 | 103 | — | 103 | #1,504 |
| 1989 | 73 | — | 73 | #1,819 |
| 1988 | 92 | — | 92 | #1,479 |
| 1987 | 79 | — | 79 | #1,583 |
| 1986 | 69 | — | 69 | #1,693 |
| 1985 | 83 | — | 83 | #1,484 |
| 1984 | 69 | — | 69 | #1,605 |
| 1983 | 69 | — | 69 | #1,611 |
| 1982 | 85 | — | 85 | #1,430 |
| 1981 | 81 | — | 81 | #1,495 |
| 1980 | 70 | — | 70 | #1,646 |
| 1979 | 62 | — | 62 | #1,754 |
| 1978 | 85 | — | 85 | #1,376 |
| 1977 | 73 | — | 73 | #1,500 |
| 1976 | 78 | — | 78 | #1,377 |
| 1975 | 62 | — | 62 | #1,590 |
| 1974 | 77 | — | 77 | #1,354 |
| 1973 | 54 | — | 54 | #1,671 |
| 1972 | 47 | — | 47 | #1,808 |
| 1971 | 48 | — | 48 | #1,832 |
| 1970 | 48 | — | 48 | #1,838 |
| 1969 | 37 | — | 37 | #2,067 |
| 1968 | 44 | — | 44 | #1,780 |
| 1967 | 42 | — | 42 | #1,792 |
| 1966 | 38 | — | 38 | #1,861 |
| 1965 | 35 | — | 35 | #1,955 |
| 1964 | 44 | — | 44 | #1,755 |
| 1963 | 42 | — | 42 | #1,794 |
| 1962 | 45 | — | 45 | #1,694 |
| 1961 | 39 | — | 39 | #1,847 |
| 1960 | 62 | — | 62 | #1,400 |
| 1959 | 56 | — | 56 | #1,437 |
| 1958 | 46 | — | 46 | #1,580 |
| 1957 | 37 | — | 37 | #1,790 |
| 1956 | 55 | — | 55 | #1,419 |
| 1955 | 57 | — | 57 | #1,337 |
| 1954 | 35 | — | 35 | #1,746 |
| 1953 | 30 | — | 30 | #1,839 |
| 1952 | 28 | — | 28 | #1,902 |
| 1951 | 19 | — | 19 | #2,329 |
| 1950 | 21 | — | 21 | #2,134 |
| 1949 | 21 | — | 21 | #2,151 |
| 1948 | 17 | — | 17 | #2,434 |
| 1947 | 28 | — | 28 | #1,830 |
| 1946 | 7 | — | 7 | #4,031 |
| 1945 | 15 | — | 15 | #2,256 |
| 1944 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,168 |
| 1943 | 12 | — | 12 | #2,719 |
| 1942 | 20 | — | 20 | #1,934 |
| 1941 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,057 |
| 1940 | 22 | — | 22 | #1,690 |
| 1939 | 21 | — | 21 | #1,692 |
| 1938 | 9 | — | 9 | #2,976 |
| 1937 | 19 | — | 19 | #1,799 |
| 1936 | 9 | — | 9 | #2,899 |
| 1935 | 14 | — | 14 | #2,222 |
| 1934 | 17 | — | 17 | #1,936 |
| 1933 | 14 | — | 14 | #2,186 |
| 1932 | 13 | — | 13 | #2,396 |
| 1931 | 20 | — | 20 | #1,763 |
| 1930 | 26 | — | 26 | #1,543 |
| 1929 | 15 | — | 15 | #2,209 |
| 1928 | 24 | — | 24 | #1,692 |
| 1927 | 17 | — | 17 | #2,181 |
| 1926 | 28 | — | 28 | #1,556 |
| 1925 | 26 | — | 26 | #1,663 |
| 1924 | 19 | — | 19 | #2,077 |
| 1923 | 22 | — | 22 | #1,851 |
| 1922 | 18 | — | 18 | #2,121 |
| 1921 | 20 | — | 20 | #2,004 |
| 1920 | 21 | — | 21 | #1,906 |
| 1919 | 17 | — | 17 | #2,085 |
| 1918 | 20 | — | 20 | #1,904 |
| 1917 | 24 | — | 24 | #1,568 |
| 1916 | 10 | — | 10 | #2,849 |
| 1915 | 18 | — | 18 | #1,823 |
| 1914 | 13 | — | 13 | #1,920 |
| 1913 | 14 | — | 14 | #1,624 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | 7 | #2,401 |
| 1910 | 7 | — | 7 | #1,966 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | 7 | #1,801 |
| 1908 | 5 | — | 5 | #2,147 |
| 1907 | 7 | — | 7 | #1,683 |
| 1906 | 7 | — | 7 | #1,598 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | 5 | #1,974 |
| 1904 | 6 | — | 6 | #1,702 |
| 1903 | 8 | — | 8 | #1,357 |
| 1902 | 8 | — | 8 | #1,353 |
| 1901 | 9 | — | 9 | #1,166 |
| 1897 | 6 | — | 6 | #1,427 |
| 1895 | 6 | — | 6 | #1,466 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | 5 | #1,480 |
| 1892 | 5 | — | 5 | #1,491 |
| 1890 | 8 | — | 8 | #1,052 |
| 1888 | 9 | — | 9 | #929 |
| 1887 | 9 | — | 9 | #837 |
| 1886 | 5 | — | 5 | #1,179 |
| 1885 | 9 | — | 9 | #776 |
| 1883 | 8 | — | 8 | #738 |
| 1882 | 10 | — | 10 | #633 |