Nelly

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: French

Meaning

Nelly and Nellie are female given names, also used as nicknames, which are derived from the names Helen, Ellen, Petronella, Danielle, Cornelia, Eleanor, Janelle, Chanelle, Penelope, Elizabeth, Rachel, Natalie or Noelia.

From Wikipedia

Nelly first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2011 with 87 babies (rank #370 that year). In 2024 it was given to 43 girls (rank #684). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Nelly

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Nelly yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

1,324
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
87
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19918#1,869
19926#2,345
19937#2,072
199410#1,495
199510#1,653
199611#1,537
199713#1,335
19987#2,202
199912#1,420
200018#1,044
200120#994
200229#771
200326#856
200434#701
200544#594
200637#716
200760#495
200875#423
200960#514
201077#407
201187#370
201271#442
201368#464
201469#474
201543#671
201645#667
201758#540
201845#662
201941#719
202051#564
202141#705
202253#532
202345#636
202443#684