female NAME · CURRENTLY #533
Nellie
NEL-ee
“Bright one; shining light, from Helen”
A familiar diminutive form associated with names such as Nell, Eleanor, and Helen.
SSA POPULARITY HISTORY
How Nellie has traveled through time
1,0011880
1,4381885
1,8301890
1,8421895
1,8621900
1,6331905
1,9341910
3,6901915
3,7751920
2,9471925
2,2281930
1,7531935
1,3071940
9381945
7571950
5211955
3631960
2021965
1591970
1511975
1381980
1061985
1181990
871995
682000
842005
1182010
1972015
3252020
5672025
LATEST YEAR2025567 births
PEAK RANK#14in 1881
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.