Nello — #10950 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Nello

The Social Security Administration has registered 937 babies named Nello between 1911 and 2024, spanning 114 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nello currently holds the #10950 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 53 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nello performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 279 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Nello shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 117 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Nello in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nello 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 937 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.