Nels vs Nellie

Side-by-side comparison of Nels and Nellie - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Nels

Boy name · Rank #5243

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Name B

Nellie

Girl name · Rank #521

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Metric Nels Nellie
Current Rank #5243 #521
Total Births (all years) 3,841 152,691
Peak Year 1918 1918
Peak Year Births 65 4,048
Peak Decade 1950s 1910s
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Nels Nellie
1880s 210 13,761
1890s 192 17,285
1900s 111 16,339
1910s 402 30,879
1920s 398 29,689
1930s 317 17,703
1940s 349 10,207
1950s 454 5,360
1960s 343 2,409
1970s 276 1,479
1980s 264 1,112
1990s 152 838
2000s 119 971
2010s 137 1,859
2020s 117 2,800

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nels Nellie
2014 21 183
2015 14 197
2016 15 202
2017 16 196
2018 11 239
2019 13 311
2020 16 325
2021 23 384
2022 19 446
2023 19 486
2024 18 592
2025 22 567

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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