Nellie
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning bright shining one; diminutive of Helen.
Babies a year
458
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#533
down from #521
UK popularity
#101
458 babies · down from #93
How Nellie has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2019 | #862 |
| 2020 | #840 |
| 2021 | #742 |
| 2022 | #663 |
| 2023 | #611 |
| 2024 | #521 |
| 2025 | #533 |
In 2025, 458 babies in England and Wales were named Nellie. In the US, 192 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 4,048 in 1918.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Nellie was most common in 1880, when it went to 1.02% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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