Girls' name · since 1973
Nely
603 babies named Nely in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,530 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,549 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 603
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
603 babies have been named Nely since 1973, making it today's #13549 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nely has been recorded 603 times among girls since 1973, currently ranked #13549 nationally and more common than 22% 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 1973 to 2025.
- #10,530 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,549 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 603 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nely ranks #10,530 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,549 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 603 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,530 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,549 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 603
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nely's 603 recorded births place it above 85.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nely compares
603 Top 41% higher than 59% of 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
Nely's all-time total is 60% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nely | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 603 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nely splits its recorded history at 2001: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nely popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Nely by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (206 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Nely's strongest decade.
206 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Nely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s
1980s
84 births
- 1990s
1990s
196 births
- 2000s
2000s
206 births
- 2010s 68
2010s
68 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 206 births (34% of all-time use).
How Nely 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 Nely's total volume
Nely by state
Where Nely concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 143 | 23.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 47 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.8% |
143 of 603 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Nely's data
- Nely's decade-level peak was the 2000s (206 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nelys (143 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Nely: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Nely 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.