Total births
37
Girls' name · since 1882
Nelie
37 babies named Nelie in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1910. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 37
- total births
- 1882–1998
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
Nelie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 37 have been recorded since 1882.
Nelie has 37 recorded births among girls since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 1998.
- 37 total births
- 1882–1998 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 32% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
37 girls have been named Nelie since 1882, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1998.
- 37
- total births
- 1882–1998
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
32% of everyone ever named Nelie was born in this single decade.
1910
Single peak year
6 babies were named Nelie in 1910 - its busiest year on record.
Nelie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nelie's full recorded timeline at 1910, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1910 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nelie at a glance
Last recorded 1998Peak year
1910
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1882
Nelie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–1998
- Peak year (1910)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Nelie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Nelie's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Nelie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
5 births
- 1890s
1890s
5 births
- 1900s
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 12 births (32% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nelie? ▼
Since 1882, Social Security records show 37 babies named Nelie. The most recent recorded year was 1998. Its busiest year on record was 1910, with 6 births.
When was Nelie most popular? ▼
Nelie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1910.
How long has the name Nelie been used? ▼
Records for Nelie go back to 1882, giving 117 years of history through 1998.
What names are similar to Nelie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nellie, Nell, Nelda, Nelly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Nelie's data
- Nelie's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Nelie
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nelie
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Nelda Girl
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Nelly Girl
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Nelle Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1882–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nelie: Baby Name Since 1882 - 37 Births, Peak 1910." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nelie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nelie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.