Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Nellie

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

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1918

Peak rank proxy

4,048

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19182024

Peak year

1918

Decline from peak

85.4%

2024

591

All-time

152,122

Nellie 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 1918, when 4,048 girls were named Nellie.

In 2024, only 591 girls were given the name.

All told, about 152,122 Americans have been named Nellie and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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