Nello

A unisex name of Italian origin, meaning dark, black; a form of Antonello.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Nello by the numbers

Nello was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 53 babies in 1921, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nello. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Nellybright light; diminutive of Eleanor121 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Neelychampion; a form of Neill or Niall37 in the US (2017)
  • Noellof christmas; a form of Noël6 in the US (2017)
  • Neldaborn at night; a form of Neldwyn5 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Nello

Names that are said the same way as Nello, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Nelo6 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean darkness

Like Nello, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Adrianfrom Hadria; dark one6,317 in the US (2017)
  • Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
  • Coltondark settlement; coal town5,261 in the US (2017)
  • Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
  • Coledark, swarthy; charcoal3,458 in the US (2017)
  • Melaniedark, black3,232 in the US (2017)

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