female NAME · CURRENTLY #1294

Nelly

NEL-ee

“Diminutive of Nell, Eleanor, or Helen; traditionally associated with “bright” or “shining.””

A familiar English diminutive used independently as a given name.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Nelly has traveled through time

91885 81890 61895 51905 71910 181915 211920 261925 261930 141935 221940 151945 211950 571955 621960 351965 481970 621975 701980 831985 1031990 971995 1132000 1572005 1682010 1282015 922020 1822025
LATEST YEAR2025182 births
PEAK RANK#625in 1882
CURRENT USAGE95.1% F4.9% M

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

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