Recorded 1937–1951 Girls' name Peak 1937 20 births

Nellwyn — girls' name

20 babies named Nellwyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s101950s5
1940s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Nellwyn was born in this single decade.

1937
Single peak year

5 babies were named Nellwyn in 1937 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nellwyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Nellwyn between 1937 and 1951, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nellwyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nellwyn performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nellwyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nellwyn 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 20 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.

Nellwyn at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

20

Since 1937

15 years of records

Peak year

1937

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1937

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1951

Nellwyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1937

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1937)
5
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
5 1951194719421937 5

Nellwyn by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
10 births that decade — 50% of Nellwyn's all-time total
1930s51940s101950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nellwyn?
20 babies have been named Nellwyn since 1937. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1937 with 5 births.
When was Nellwyn most popular?
Nellwyn was most popular in the 1940s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1937.
How long has the name Nellwyn been used?
Nellwyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 15 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Nellwyn?
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, 1937–1951 (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.