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Nelly Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
0.63%
Male
99.37%
Female
Nelly is predominantly a girls name, with 99.37% of Nellys being girls, and 0.63% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 44 males named Nelly, and 6964 females given the name
Popularity of Nelly by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Nelly in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Nelly: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2025
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Nelly' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the girls name Nelly in the USA from 1880-2025. 1 being the highest and most popular, 66358 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 66358 unique total names have been given to girls living in the United States so far. Nelly's average ranking is 2823.45, with it's highest ever rank being #. Nelly has reach the top 10 most popular girls name 1 times, and has reached the top hundred names 1 times.
Nelly has been used in the United States ever since 1882, with over 7008 girls given the name in the past 200 years. Nelly gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1887, when it's usage went up by 186%. During this year, 9 babies were named Nelly, which was 0.0038% of the baby girls born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.005%, in this year alone more than 0 girls were named Nelly.
Popular 'N' Names - Girls
| Name | 'N-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalie | 1. | 90. | 6156 | 0.17% |
| Nora | 2. | 104. | 5561 | 0.154% |
| Naomi | 3. | 177. | 3772 | 0.104% |
| Nevaeh | 4. | 178. | 3756 | 0.104% |
| Natalia | 5. | 257. | 2813 | 0.078% |
| Nova | 6. | 310. | 2272 | 0.063% |
| Norah | 7. | 352. | 2016 | 0.056% |
| Nicole | 8. | 367. | 1941 | 0.054% |
| Noelle | 9. | 532. | 1260 | 0.035% |
| Nina | 10. | 636. | 1041 | 0.029% |
| Nyla | 11. | 671. | 993 | 0.027% |
| Nadia | 12. | 720. | 908 | 0.025% |
| Nylah | 13. | 810. | 795 | 0.022% |
| Nia | 14. | 862. | 730 | 0.02% |
| Nayeli | 15. | 925. | 670 | 0.019% |
| Nathalie | 16. | 1280. | 434 | 0.012% |
| Noa | 17. | 1386. | 389 | 0.011% |
| Natasha | 18. | 1393. | 387 | 0.011% |
| Nala | 19. | 1461. | 361 | 0.01% |
| Noemi | 20. | 1468. | 360 | 0.01% |