Girls' name · since 2008
Nelina
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 36 babies named Nelina, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #38,904 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
36 girls have been named Nelina since 2008, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Nelina recorded 36 times among girls since 2008, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2023.
- #38,904 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 36 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nelina ranks #38,904 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #38,904 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nelina's 36 recorded births place it above 46.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nelina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nelina's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nelina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2023
- Peak year (2013)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Nelina by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (24 births, 67% of the file).
2010s was Nelina's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Nelina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
24 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 24 births (67% of all-time use).
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- Nelina's decade-level peak was the 2010s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nelina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~15 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 2008–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Nelina 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 August 2026.