Girls' name · since 1913
Nelwyn
Nelwyn has 657 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1938 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,941 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 657
- born since 1913
- 1930s
- peak decade
Nelwyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 657 have been recorded since 1913.
Nelwyn has 657 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1975.
- #9,941 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 657 born since 1913
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nelwyn ranks #9,941 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 657 born since 1913, peaking in the 1930s.
- #9,941 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 657
- born since 1913
- 1930s
- peak decade
Nelwyn's 657 recorded births place it above 86.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Nelwyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nelwyn's full recorded timeline at 1939, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1938 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nelwyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1975
- Peak year (1938)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Nelwyn by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (174 births, 26% of the file).
1930s was Nelwyn's strongest decade.
174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Nelwyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 56
1910s
56 births
- 1920s
1920s
149 births
- 1930s
1930s
174 births
- 1940s
1940s
141 births
- 1950s
1950s
107 births
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 174 births (26% of all-time use).
How Nelwyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nelwyn's total volume
Nelwyn by state
Where Nelwyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
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What to do with Nelwyn's data
- Nelwyn's decade-level peak was the 1930s (174 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Nelwyns (230 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nelwyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1938)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1913–1975 (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 Nelwyn 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.