Recorded 1915–2021 Girls' name Peak 1924 161 births

Nevelyn — girls' name

161 babies named Nevelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s301920s381930s231940s151950s261960s62010s182020s5
1920s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Nevelyn was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

10 babies were named Nevelyn in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nevelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 161 babies named Nevelyn between 1915 and 2021, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nevelyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nevelyn performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Nevelyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nevelyn 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 161 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.

Nevelyn at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

161

Since 1915

107 years of records

Peak year

1924

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1915

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2021

Nevelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1915

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1924)
10
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
4681012 202120141956194819361929192119181915 7

Nevelyn by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
38 births that decade — 24% of Nevelyn's all-time total
1910s301920s381930s231940s151950s261960s62010s182020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nevelyn?
161 babies have been named Nevelyn since 1915. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1924 with 10 births.
When was Nevelyn most popular?
Nevelyn was most popular in the 1920s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Nevelyn been used?
Nevelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 107 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Nevelyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nevaeh, Neva, Neveah, Nevada, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1915–2021 (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.