Is Nell a boy or girl name?
Nell is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 150 girls and 0 boys were named Nell, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 27,581 US babies named Nell were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,460
- Babies named Nell since 1880
- 27,581
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 766 babies
Boys and girls named Nell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 1,345 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 2,138 | 100% |
| 1900s | 5 | 2,436 | 99.8% |
| 1910s | 38 | 5,613 | 99.3% |
| 1920s | 29 | 6,034 | 99.5% |
| 1930s | 20 | 3,984 | 99.5% |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,074 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,122 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 462 | 100% |
| 1970s | 6 | 340 | 98.3% |
| 1980s | 0 | 271 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 259 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 259 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 579 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 567 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,460 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,682 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,749 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,021 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,273 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,783 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,469 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,195 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,556 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,878 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,698 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,556 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,574 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,535 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,740 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,903 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,743 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,850 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,764 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,923 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,431 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,358 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,222 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,762 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,370 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,862 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,713 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,599 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,282 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,378 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,174 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,135 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,985 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,759 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,489 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,085 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,773 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,233 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,843 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,590 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,120 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,960 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,147 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,699 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,422 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,561 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,065 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,635 | 26 | #3,053 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,776 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,392 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,987 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,966 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,262 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,285 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,225 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,045 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,154 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,254 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,180 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,904 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,655 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,560 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,774 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,370 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,183 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,211 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,135 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,175 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 106 | #997 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,022 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 110 | #918 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 137 | #784 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 128 | #805 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 140 | #743 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 157 | #684 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 132 | #747 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 182 | #613 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 181 | #625 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 197 | #568 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 184 | #540 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 176 | #546 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 225 | #498 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 261 | #461 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 240 | #441 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 296 | #393 |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,824 | 271 | #410 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 331 | #356 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 321 | #360 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 351 | #332 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,533 | 390 | #319 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 427 | #302 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,671 | 443 | #286 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 483 | #284 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 456 | #294 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 511 | #294 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 489 | #296 |
| 1928 | 6 | #4,011 | 498 | #301 |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,060 | 562 | #283 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 531 | #291 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 627 | #266 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,769 | 635 | #262 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,693 | 624 | #257 |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,767 | 647 | #257 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 760 | #238 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 661 | #256 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,299 | 666 | #248 |
| 1918 | 9 | #3,030 | 687 | #246 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 766 | #221 |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,404 | 722 | #226 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 689 | #228 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 530 | #232 |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,213 | 491 | #211 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 422 | #218 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 322 | #220 |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,533 | 318 | #203 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 277 | #207 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 288 | #193 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 261 | #201 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 241 | #197 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 229 | #201 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 226 | #200 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 206 | #204 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 247 | #186 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 205 | #200 |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,440 | 256 | #198 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 192 | #201 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 246 | #186 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 209 | #190 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 215 | #187 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 247 | #171 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 215 | #181 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 187 | #188 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 216 | #172 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 190 | #175 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 221 | #160 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 194 | #156 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 188 | #159 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 146 | #168 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 175 | #144 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 151 | #151 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 120 | #162 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 116 | #154 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 103 | #159 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 75 | #175 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 77 | #170 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nell reached #1,440 in 1900. As a girl name, it reached #144 in 1886. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nell
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.