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Nellie

Girl #615 in 2023

Nellie is a girl name of mixed origin.

Meaning of Nellie

Popular as a formal given name at the turn of the 20th century. Suffixed with, compare Noll and Neddie, respectively from Oliver and Edward.

Popularity of Nellie

Popularity, 1880–2023

485 births in 2023

1880 2023

151,531 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1918

4,048 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Boy · Ancient Greek

From Nicholas, from Nicholas, from Nīcolāus, from Νικόλαος

He gave; given by God

Rest, comfort, peace

Born on Christmas Day

Girl · coinages

Coined name of an imaginary Celtic priestess in Bellini's opera Norma (1831)

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.