Nellie Name Popularity

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How popular is Nellie?

The uncommon name Nellie was the 1,071st Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Nellie, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #14 in 1881.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1918 with 4,048 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Nellie in any given year was 68 in 2000.

Nellie, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1885-1888, 1911-1915, 1987-1990, 2003-2007, and 2010-2014, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1934-1938, 1939-1944, 1954-1958, 1959-1965, 1966-1969, and 1983-1987.

Where is the name Nellie popularity headed?

Nellie's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

Nellie's popularity has steadily increased for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Nellie has risen.

The name Nellie is used by only a select few but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Nellie has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Nellie (Girl)		Nellie (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		236	1,071	< 5	--
2017		196	1,224	< 5	--
2016		202	1,220	< 5	--
2015		197	1,242	< 5	--
2014		183	1,302	< 5	--
2013		158	1,434	< 5	--
2012		139	1,569	< 5	--
2011		116	1,764	< 5	--
2010		118	1,757	< 5	--
2009		125	1,751	< 5	--
2008		113	1,884	< 5	--
2007		118	1,812	< 5	--
2006		99	2,012	< 5	--
2005		83	2,220	< 5	--
2004		97	1,937	< 5	--
2003		88	2,039	< 5	--
2002		93	1,907	< 5	--
2001		85	2,005	< 5	--
2000		68	2,299	< 5	--
1999		85	1,868	< 5	--
1998		86	1,815	< 5	--
1997		76	1,923	< 5	--
1996		76	1,910	< 5	--
1995		87	1,697	< 5	--
1994		75	1,899	< 5	--
1993		71	1,982	< 5	--
1992		82	1,779	< 5	--
1991		81	1,774	< 5	--
1990		118	1,353	< 5	--
1989		98	1,487	< 5	--
1988		97	1,433	< 5	--
1987		72	1,694	< 5	--
1986		96	1,357	< 5	--
1985		106	1,274	< 5	--
1984		114	1,173	< 5	--
1983		129	1,077	< 5	--
1982		127	1,112	< 5	--
1981		135	1,059	< 5	--
1980		138	1,041	< 5	--
1979		154	954	< 5	--
1978		143	973	< 5	--
1977		134	1,006	< 5	--
1976		131	975	< 5	--
1975		150	886	< 5	--
1974		156	846	< 5	--
1973		136	910	< 5	--
1972		151	858	< 5	--
1971		164	837	< 5	--
1970		160	846	< 5	--
1969		147	859	< 5	--
1968		165	780	< 5	--
1967		197	697	< 5	--
1966		213	665	< 5	--
1965		202	691	< 5	--
1964		262	627	< 5	--
1963		259	629	< 5	--
1962		266	615	< 5	--
1961		335	536	< 5	--
1960		363	507	< 5	--
1959		384	500	< 5	--
1958		381	490	< 5	--
1957		434	455	< 5	--
1956		486	410	< 5	--
1955		521	386	< 5	--
1954		550	372	< 5	--
1953		606	336	< 5	--
1952		636	321	< 5	--
1951		604	322	< 5	--
1950		757	283	< 5	--
1949		744	281	< 5	--
1948		891	250	< 5	--
1947		876	250	6	3,634
1946		885	240	< 5	--
1945		932	210	5	3,638
1944		1,010	199	< 5	--
1943		1,079	197	< 5	--
1942		1,206	183	11	2,348
1941		1,283	167	8	2,814
1940		1,301	161	7	3,046
1939		1,373	157	10	2,399
1938		1,454	152	13	2,066
1937		1,590	140	10	2,429
1936		1,666	135	9	2,569
1935		1,739	131	15	1,893
1934		1,836	127	14	1,992
1933		1,866	120	13	2,065
1932		1,978	123	17	1,830
1931		1,987	119	16	1,901
1930		2,213	113	15	2,039
1929		2,199	113	16	1,979
1928		2,345	111	14	2,234
1927		2,678	105	11	2,645
1926		2,722	102	18	1,887
1925		2,938	98	10	2,873
1924		3,074	92	19	1,878
1923		3,184	88	8	3,370
1922		3,274	83	8	3,450
1921		3,513	80	11	2,749
1920		3,762	76	13	2,419
1919		3,726	69	12	2,465
1918		4,048	65	9	3,031
1917		3,808	65	13	2,247
1916		3,862	61	9	2,867
1915		3,679	63	11	2,403
1914		2,952	61	7	2,826
1913		2,645	58	6	2,702
1912		2,365	59	10	1,702
1911		1,866	54	6	1,679
1910		1,928	51	6	1,534
1909		1,768	51	< 5	--
1908		1,757	49	7	1,186
1907		1,671	50	7	1,172
1906		1,596	49	7	1,083
1905		1,626	48	7	1,057
1904		1,560	44	< 5	--
1903		1,491	45	< 5	--
1902		1,566	42	6	1,106
1901		1,454	41	9	762
1900		1,850	43	12	767
1899		1,510	41	6	1,015
1898		1,810	36	6	1,088
1897		1,693	37	6	1,027
1896		1,696	34	6	1,068
1895		1,833	30	9	781
1894		1,767	30	11	658
1893		1,770	27	16	475
1892		1,738	30	9	780
1891		1,647	25	9	682
1890		1,821	20	9	719
1889		1,752	19	8	768
1888		1,736	21	8	798
1887		1,457	19	10	619
1886		1,492	17	5	1,063
1885		1,432	16	6	902
1884		1,417	17	9	688
1883		1,246	17	< 5	--
1882		1,138	19	6	915
1881		1,096	14	7	757
1880		995	18	6	881

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.