Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Nelle

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

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1917

Peak rank proxy

169

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19172024

Peak year

1917

Decline from peak

84.6%

2024

All-time

5,761

Nelle 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 169 girls were named Nelle.

In 2024, only 26 girls were given the name.

All told, about 5,761 Americans have been named Nelle and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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