Recorded 1915–1916 Girls' name Peak 1915 13 births

Nelliemae — girls' name

13 babies named Nelliemae in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s13
1910s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Nelliemae was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nelliemae in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nelliemae

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Nelliemae between 1915 and 1916, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nelliemae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1916. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nelliemae performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nelliemae 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 13 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.

Nelliemae at a glance

Last recorded 1916

Total births

13

Since 1915

2 years of records

Peak year

1915

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1916

Active since

1915

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1916

Nelliemae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1915

Last recorded 1916
Peak year (1915)
8
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
456789 19161915 8

Nelliemae by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
13 births that decade — 100% of Nelliemae's all-time total
1910s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nelliemae?
13 babies have been named Nelliemae since 1915. It was last recorded in 1916. The peak year was 1915 with 8 births.
When was Nelliemae most popular?
Nelliemae was most popular in the 1910s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Nelliemae been used?
Nelliemae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 2 years of data through 1916.
What names are similar to Nelliemae?
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.

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, 1915–1916 (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.