Girls' name · since 1915
Nevelyn
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 161 babies named Nevelyn, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,078 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 161
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
161 girls have been named Nevelyn since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Nevelyn recorded 161 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2021.
- #22,078 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 161 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nevelyn ranks #22,078 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 161 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,078 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 161
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Nevelyn's 161 recorded births place it above 69.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nevelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nevelyn's full recorded timeline at 1937, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nevelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2021
- Peak year (1924)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Nevelyn by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (38 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Nevelyn's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Nevelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
30 births
- 1920s
1920s
38 births
- 1930s
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s
1950s
26 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 38 births (24% of all-time use).
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What to do with Nevelyn's data
- Nevelyn's decade-level peak was the 1920s (38 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Nevelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1915–2021 (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 Nevelyn 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.