Total births
13
Girls' name · since 2024
Nephele
Since 2024, U.S. Social Security records show 13 babies named Nephele, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15240
- among girls today
- 13
- born since 2024
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 14%
- more common than other girls
13 babies have been named Nephele since 2024, making it today's #15240 girls' name.
Nephele has 13 recorded births among girls since 2024, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15240 as of the latest data, more common than 14% 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 2024 to 2025.
- #15240 among girls today
- 13 born since 2024
- 2020s peak decade
- 14% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Nephele is currently the #15240 girls' name in America, more common than 14% of girls - 13 born since 2024, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15240
- among girls today
- 13
- born since 2024
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 14%
- more common than other girls
Nephele vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#15240
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 14% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Nephele was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
7 babies were named Nephele in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Nephele compares
13 5th 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
Nephele's all-time total is 97% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nephele | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 48 | 19,840 |
Nephele's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nephele's full recorded timeline at 2025, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nephele at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#15,240
Active since
2024
Nephele popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Nephele by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Nephele's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Nephele births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nephele? ▼
Since 2024, Social Security records show 13 babies named Nephele. Today it holds rank #15240 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 7 births.
When was Nephele most popular? ▼
Nephele was most popular in the 2020s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Nephele been used? ▼
Nephele has been recorded in Social Security data since 2024, spanning 2 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Nephele? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nephtalie, Neppie, Nephateria, Nepheli, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Nephele
Nearby Names Like Nephele
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nephele
Nephtalie Girl
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Neppie Girl
38 births
Nephateria Girl
21 births
Nepheli Girl
8 births
Nephtali Girl
6 births
Compare Nephele side by side: Nephele vs Nephtalie Nephele vs Neppie Nephele vs Nephateria
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2024–2025 (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. "Nephele: #15240 Girls' Name - 13 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nephele. 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 Nephele 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 July 2026.