Feminine dossier · first seen 1882

Nelly

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2007

Peak rank proxy

208

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1882Peak 20072024

Peak year

2007

Decline from peak

19.2%

2024

168

All-time

7,619

Nelly has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2007, when 208 girls were named Nelly.

In 2024, only 168 girls were given the name.

Down 19.2% from its peak.

All told, about 7,619 Americans have been named Nelly and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1882.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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