Nellye — girls' name

What the Data Says About Nellye

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Nellye between 1916 and 1940, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nellye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nellye performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nellye shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nellye 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 59 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.