Recorded 1926–1963 Girls' name Peak 1963 23 births

Nelvia — girls' name

23 babies named Nelvia in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61940s51950s51960s7
1960s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Nelvia was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

7 babies were named Nelvia in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nelvia

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Nelvia between 1926 and 1963, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nelvia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nelvia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nelvia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nelvia 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 23 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.

Nelvia at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

23

Since 1926

38 years of records

Peak year

1963

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1926

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1963

Nelvia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1926

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1963)
7
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1963195519481926 6

Nelvia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
7 births that decade — 30% of Nelvia's all-time total
1920s61940s51950s51960s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nelvia?
23 babies have been named Nelvia since 1926. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1963 with 7 births.
When was Nelvia most popular?
Nelvia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Nelvia been used?
Nelvia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 38 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Nelvia?
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, 1926–1963 (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.