Total births
86
Girls' name · since 2015
Nelya
Nelya has 86 recorded births since 2015 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11980
- among girls today
- 86
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Nelya is the #11980 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 86 recorded since 2015.
Nelya has 86 recorded births among girls since 2015, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11980 as of the latest data, more common than 32% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2025.
- #11980 among girls today
- 86 born since 2015
- 2020s peak decade
- 32% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Nelya is currently the #11980 girls' name in America, more common than 32% of girls - 86 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11980
- among girls today
- 86
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other girls
Nelya vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11980
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 32% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
67% 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.
How Nelya compares
86 22th percentile among 17,726 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
Nelya's all-time total is 77% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nelya | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 86 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 48 | 19,840 |
Nelya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nelya's full recorded timeline at 2020, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nelya at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#11,980
Active since
2015
Nelya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Nelya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Nelya's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Nelya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
28 births
- 2020s
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 58 births (67% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nelya? ▼
86 babies have been named Nelya since 2015. It currently ranks #11980 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 15 births.
When was Nelya most popular? ▼
Nelya was most popular in the 2020s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Nelya been used? ▼
Records for Nelya go back to 2015, giving 11 years of history through 2025.
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.
Keep exploring Nelya
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2015–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nelya: #11980 Girls' Name - 86 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nelya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nelya 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 June 2026.