Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Nell

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Nell
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1917

Peak rank proxy

766

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19172024

Peak year

1917

Decline from peak

80.4%

2024

150

All-time

27,483

Nell is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1917, when 766 girls were named Nell.

In 2024, only 150 girls were given the name.

All told, about 27,483 Americans have been named Nell and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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