Boys' name · since 1911
Nello
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 937 babies named Nello, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,345 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 937
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
937 boys have been named Nello since 1911, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nello has 937 recorded births among boys since 1911, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2024.
- #5,345 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 937 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nello ranks #5,345 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 937 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,345 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 937
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Nello's 937 recorded births place it above 88.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Nello's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nello splits its recorded history at 1944: 24% of all births land in the more recent half, 76% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1945 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 53 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nello popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2024
- Peak year (1921)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Nello popularity over time - girls
18 total births recorded since 1923 (Nello as girls' name)
Nello by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (279 births, 30% of the file).
1920s was Nello's strongest decade.
279 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Nello births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
260 births
- 1920s
1920s
279 births
- 1930s
1930s
132 births
- 1940s 67
1940s
67 births
- 1950s 84
1950s
84 births
- 1960s 43
1960s
43 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 279 births (30% of all-time use).
How Nello compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Nello's total volume
Nello by state
Where Nello concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 117 | 12.5% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 42 | 4.5% |
| #3 | California | | 15 | 1.6% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
117 of 937 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Nello's data
- Nello's decade-level peak was the 1920s (279 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Nellos (117 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
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 Nello: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1911–2024 (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 Nello 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.