Nelle Name Popularity

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How popular is Nelle?

The rare name Nelle was the 4,822nd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

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

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #175 in 1885.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1917 with 169 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Nelle in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2007.

Nelle, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1882-1885, 1886-1890, 1908-1917, and 2013-2017, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1900-1903, and 1923-1928.

Where is the name Nelle popularity headed?

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

Nelle's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Nelle has risen dramatically.

The name Nelle is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Nelle (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		28	4,822
2017		15	7,715
2016		17	7,124
2015		17	7,164
2014		10	10,703
2013		7	14,179
2012		12	9,536
2011		5	18,765
2010		7	14,534
2009		7	14,780
2008		7	14,942
2007		< 5	--
2006		8	13,268
2005		6	15,879
2004		< 5	--
2003		< 5	--
2002		< 5	--
2001		7	13,075
2000		< 5	--
1999		< 5	--
1998		< 5	--
1997		< 5	--
1996		< 5	--
1995		< 5	--
1994		< 5	--
1993		< 5	--
1992		< 5	--
1991		< 5	--
1990		< 5	--
1989		< 5	--
1988		< 5	--
1987		< 5	--
1986		7	9,251
1985		5	11,898
1984		< 5	--
1983		< 5	--
1982		5	11,709
1981		< 5	--
1980		5	11,588
1979		< 5	--
1978		< 5	--
1977		< 5	--
1976		5	10,355
1975		6	8,700
1974		< 5	--
1973		< 5	--
1972		6	7,930
1971		< 5	--
1970		< 5	--
1969		< 5	--
1968		10	4,689
1967		< 5	--
1966		< 5	--
1965		5	7,217
1964		5	7,473
1963		5	7,322
1962		7	5,687
1961		8	5,166
1960		7	5,541
1959		6	6,036
1958		6	5,908
1957		9	4,452
1956		5	6,612
1955		11	3,721
1954		13	3,276
1953		13	3,227
1952		11	3,496
1951		9	3,915
1950		8	4,221
1949		11	3,333
1948		10	3,525
1947		11	3,385
1946		16	2,457
1945		17	2,129
1944		14	2,480
1943		18	2,128
1942		19	2,022
1941		11	2,795
1940		13	2,384
1939		26	1,506
1938		20	1,793
1937		20	1,770
1936		28	1,407
1935		22	1,642
1934		26	1,471
1933		27	1,436
1932		35	1,231
1931		33	1,276
1930		45	1,113
1929		46	1,091
1928		42	1,186
1927		66	920
1926		68	907
1925		84	813
1924		99	746
1923		106	712
1922		94	757
1921		135	639
1920		128	639
1919		125	629
1918		152	582
1917		169	510
1916		141	565
1915		139	539
1914		127	495
1913		105	499
1912		100	478
1911		78	465
1910		65	508
1909		75	428
1908		52	505
1907		72	421
1906		82	381
1905		85	370
1904		66	402
1903		53	441
1902		82	352
1901		77	348
1900		91	355
1899		87	323
1898		109	297
1897		97	294
1896		89	309
1895		112	264
1894		113	257
1893		120	240
1892		133	225
1891		122	218
1890		143	198
1889		119	212
1888		105	226
1887		100	203
1886		98	200
1885		109	175
1884		92	194
1883		76	198
1882		59	225
1881		72	178
1880		65	189

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.