US rank #11940 Girls' name Peak 2023 80 births

Nelya — #11940 US girls' name

80 babies named Nelya in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s282020s52
#11940
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 32% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Nelya was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

15 babies were named Nelya in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nelya

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Nelya between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nelya currently holds the #11940 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nelya performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nelya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nelya 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 80 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.

Nelya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

80

Since 2015

10 years of records

Peak year

2023

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#11,940

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2015

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nelya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
15
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
05101520 2024202320222021202020192018201720162015 5

Nelya by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
52 births that decade — 65% of Nelya's all-time total
2010s282020s52

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nelya?
80 babies have been named Nelya since 2015. It currently ranks #11940 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 15 births.
When was Nelya most popular?
Nelya was most popular in the 2020s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Nelya been used?
Nelya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 10 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nelya?
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.

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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, 2015–2024 (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.