Girls' name · since 1922
Nelline
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 75 babies named Nelline, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,375 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 75
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
Nelline sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 75 recorded since 1922.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nelline has been recorded 75 times among girls since 1922, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1944.
- #30,375 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 75 born since 1922
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nelline ranks #30,375 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 75 born since 1922, peaking in the 1920s.
- #30,375 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 75
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
Nelline's 75 recorded births place it above 57.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nelline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nelline splits its recorded history at 1932: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nelline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1944
- Peak year (1923)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Nelline by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (32 births, 43% of the file).
1920s was Nelline's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Nelline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
32 births
- 1930s
1930s
20 births
- 1940s
1940s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 32 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Nelline's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (32 total births) through the 1940s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nelline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1922–1944 (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 Nelline 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.