Girls' name · since 1984
Nelsy
Nelsy has 278 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,563 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,664 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 278
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nelsy is the #9664 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 278 recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nelsy has been recorded 278 times among girls since 1984, currently ranked #9664 nationally and more common than 44% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #16,563 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,664 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 278 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nelsy ranks #16,563 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,664 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 278 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,563 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,664 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 278
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nelsy's 278 recorded births place it above 77.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Nelsy compares
278 44th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nelsy's all-time total is 26% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nelsy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 278 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nelsy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nelsy's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nelsy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Nelsy by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (102 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Nelsy's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Nelsy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
69 births
- 2000s
2000s
102 births
- 2010s 40
2010s
40 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 102 births (37% of all-time use).
Nelsy by state
Where Nelsy concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7 | 2.5% |
7 of 278 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nelsy's data
- Nelsy's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (102 total births) through the 2020s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Nelsys (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Nelsy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Nelsy 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.