Recorded 1987–2018 Girls' name Peak 2006 28 births

Narelle — girls' name

28 babies named Narelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s62000s172010s5
2000s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Narelle was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

9 babies were named Narelle in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Narelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Narelle between 1987 and 2018, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Narelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Narelle performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Narelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Narelle in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 28 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Narelle at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

28

Since 1987

32 years of records

Peak year

2006

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1987

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2018

Narelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1987

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2006)
9
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
45678910 2018200820061987 6

Narelle by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
17 births that decade — 61% of Narelle's all-time total
1980s62000s172010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Narelle?
28 babies have been named Narelle since 1987. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2006 with 9 births.
When was Narelle most popular?
Narelle was most popular in the 2000s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Narelle been used?
Narelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 32 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Narelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nariah, Nariyah, Nara, Narissa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.