Is Nelly a boy or girl name?
Nelly is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 168 girls and 6 boys were named Nelly, so 96.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.1% of the 7,689 US babies named Nelly were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #11,878
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,358
- Babies named Nelly since 1882
- 7,689
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 213 babies
Boys and girls named Nelly, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 50 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 30 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 62 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 130 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 210 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 162 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 160 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 384 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 428 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 634 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 770 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 973 | 100% |
| 2000s | 31 | 1,596 | 98.1% |
| 2010s | 19 | 1,335 | 98.6% |
| 2020s | 20 | 695 | 97.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #11,878 | 168 | #1,358 |
| 2023 | 5 | #13,567 | 142 | #1,515 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,428 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,632 | 135 | #1,560 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,027 |
| 2019 | 6 | #11,731 | 146 | #1,496 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,994 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,682 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,938 |
| 2015 | 6 | #11,681 | 122 | #1,725 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,567 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,642 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,442 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,513 |
| 2010 | 7 | #10,427 | 161 | #1,425 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,263 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 195 | #1,278 |
| 2007 | 5 | #13,815 | 208 | #1,209 |
| 2006 | 7 | #10,334 | 158 | #1,433 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,837 | 150 | #1,430 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,356 |
| 2003 | 7 | #9,328 | 159 | #1,307 |
| 2002 | 5 | #11,922 | 144 | #1,349 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,570 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,575 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,869 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,935 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,797 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,538 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,572 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,483 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,588 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,335 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,651 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,508 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,830 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,486 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,587 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,708 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,487 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,612 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,623 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,433 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,497 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,654 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,759 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,383 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,511 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,379 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,597 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,361 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,680 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,822 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,845 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,852 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,091 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,800 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,807 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,872 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,976 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,769 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,805 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,699 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,860 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,400 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,446 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,583 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,802 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,429 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,345 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,759 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,857 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,922 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,370 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,167 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,193 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,468 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,848 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,297 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,314 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,308 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,806 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,958 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,180 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,731 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,715 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,115 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,828 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,032 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,274 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,975 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,246 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,458 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,785 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,560 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,274 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,721 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,229 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,579 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,688 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,114 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,880 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,168 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,028 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,934 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,133 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,941 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,587 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,969 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,861 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,982 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,652 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,560 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,079 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,906 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,344 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,764 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,674 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,148 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,803 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,408 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,403 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,203 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,503 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,543 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,590 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,599 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,071 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 9 | #940 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 9 | #832 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,231 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 9 | #784 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 8 | #739 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 10 | #625 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nelly reached #8,632 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #625 in 1882. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nelly
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.