Is Nellie a boy or girl name?
Nellie is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 591 girls and 0 boys were named Nellie, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 152,715 US babies named Nellie were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #521
- Babies named Nellie since 1880
- 152,715
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 4,057 babies
Boys and girls named Nellie, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 65 | 13,761 | 99.5% |
| 1890s | 87 | 17,285 | 99.5% |
| 1900s | 55 | 16,339 | 99.7% |
| 1910s | 89 | 30,879 | 99.7% |
| 1920s | 128 | 29,689 | 99.6% |
| 1930s | 132 | 17,703 | 99.3% |
| 1940s | 37 | 10,207 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 0 | 5,361 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,409 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,479 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,112 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 838 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 971 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,859 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,230 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 591 | #521 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 485 | #615 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 445 | #664 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 384 | #743 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 325 | #840 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 311 | #863 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 239 | #1,069 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,227 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 202 | #1,222 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 197 | #1,245 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,303 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,434 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,571 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,767 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,757 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,752 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,885 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,800 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 99 | #2,013 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,197 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,938 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,041 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,909 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,007 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,300 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,868 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,815 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,923 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,910 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,697 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,884 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,981 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,780 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,774 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,353 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,487 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,433 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,694 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,357 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,274 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,172 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,078 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,112 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,059 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,041 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 154 | #953 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 143 | #974 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,006 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 131 | #974 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 151 | #883 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 156 | #846 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 136 | #910 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 151 | #859 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 164 | #839 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 159 | #851 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 147 | #859 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 165 | #781 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 197 | #697 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 213 | #665 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 202 | #691 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 262 | #627 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 259 | #630 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 266 | #615 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 335 | #537 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 363 | #507 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 385 | #498 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 381 | #490 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 433 | #455 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 487 | #410 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 521 | #386 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 550 | #372 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 606 | #336 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 637 | #321 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 604 | #322 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 757 | #283 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 743 | #281 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 891 | #250 |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,635 | 876 | #250 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 885 | #240 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,638 | 933 | #210 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 1,011 | #199 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 1,077 | #197 |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,350 | 1,207 | #183 |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,816 | 1,284 | #167 |
| 1940 | 7 | #3,046 | 1,300 | #161 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,400 | 1,373 | #157 |
| 1938 | 13 | #2,065 | 1,454 | #152 |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,427 | 1,590 | #140 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,568 | 1,665 | #135 |
| 1935 | 15 | #1,896 | 1,738 | #131 |
| 1934 | 14 | #1,994 | 1,837 | #126 |
| 1933 | 13 | #2,065 | 1,867 | #120 |
| 1932 | 17 | #1,831 | 1,979 | #123 |
| 1931 | 16 | #1,903 | 1,987 | #119 |
| 1930 | 15 | #2,038 | 2,213 | #113 |
| 1929 | 16 | #1,979 | 2,198 | #113 |
| 1928 | 14 | #2,232 | 2,346 | #111 |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,646 | 2,678 | #105 |
| 1926 | 18 | #1,887 | 2,722 | #102 |
| 1925 | 10 | #2,874 | 2,937 | #98 |
| 1924 | 19 | #1,878 | 3,075 | #92 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,370 | 3,184 | #88 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,450 | 3,274 | #83 |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,747 | 3,513 | #80 |
| 1920 | 13 | #2,419 | 3,762 | #76 |
| 1919 | 12 | #2,465 | 3,726 | #69 |
| 1918 | 9 | #3,031 | 4,048 | #65 |
| 1917 | 13 | #2,247 | 3,808 | #64 |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,867 | 3,862 | #61 |
| 1915 | 11 | #2,403 | 3,679 | #63 |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,826 | 2,952 | #61 |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,702 | 2,645 | #58 |
| 1912 | 10 | #1,702 | 2,365 | #59 |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,679 | 1,866 | #54 |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,534 | 1,928 | #51 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 1,768 | #51 |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,186 | 1,757 | #49 |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,172 | 1,671 | #50 |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,083 | 1,596 | #49 |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,057 | 1,626 | #48 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 1,560 | #44 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 1,491 | #45 |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,106 | 1,566 | #41 |
| 1901 | 9 | #762 | 1,454 | #41 |
| 1900 | 12 | #767 | 1,850 | #43 |
| 1899 | 6 | #1,015 | 1,510 | #41 |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,088 | 1,810 | #36 |
| 1897 | 6 | #1,027 | 1,693 | #37 |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,068 | 1,696 | #34 |
| 1895 | 9 | #781 | 1,833 | #30 |
| 1894 | 11 | #658 | 1,767 | #30 |
| 1893 | 16 | #475 | 1,770 | #27 |
| 1892 | 9 | #780 | 1,738 | #30 |
| 1891 | 9 | #682 | 1,647 | #25 |
| 1890 | 9 | #719 | 1,821 | #20 |
| 1889 | 8 | #768 | 1,752 | #19 |
| 1888 | 8 | #798 | 1,736 | #21 |
| 1887 | 10 | #619 | 1,457 | #19 |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,063 | 1,492 | #17 |
| 1885 | 6 | #902 | 1,432 | #16 |
| 1884 | 9 | #688 | 1,417 | #17 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 1,246 | #17 |
| 1882 | 6 | #915 | 1,138 | #19 |
| 1881 | 7 | #756 | 1,096 | #14 |
| 1880 | 6 | #881 | 995 | #18 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nellie reached #475 in 1893. As a girl name, it reached #14 in 1881. 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 Nellie
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.