female NAME · CURRENTLY #1628

Nell

NEL

“Short form of Eleanor or Helen; Eleanor is traditionally associated with “light,” while Helen means “torch” or “shining one.””

A traditional short form used independently as a given name.

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How Nell has traveled through time

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LATEST YEAR2025128 births
PEAK RANK#144in 1886
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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