Nelly

Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls

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 1882 and has been recorded in 134 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2007 with 208 babies (rank #1,209 that year). In 2024 it was given to 168 girls (rank #1,358). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Nelly

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

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

7,689

Total babies (all years)

134

Years in the data

208

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Nelly

Nelly Sachslibrettist · b. 1891
Nelly Furtadomusicologist · b. 1978
Nelly Ciobanusinger · b. 1974

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1882	10	#625
1883	8	#739
1885	9	#784
1886	5	#1,231
1887	9	#832
1888	9	#940
1890	8	#1,071
1892	5	#1,599
1893	5	#1,590
1895	6	#1,543
1897	6	#1,503
1901	9	#1,203
1902	8	#1,403
1903	8	#1,408
1904	6	#1,803
1905	5	#2,148
1906	7	#1,674
1907	7	#1,764
1908	5	#2,344
1909	7	#1,906
1910	7	#2,079
1912	7	#2,560
1913	14	#1,652
1914	13	#1,982
1915	18	#1,861
1916	10	#2,969
1917	24	#1,587
1918	20	#1,941
1919	17	#2,133
1920	21	#1,934
1921	20	#2,028
1922	18	#2,168
1923	22	#1,880
1924	19	#2,114
1925	26	#1,688
1926	28	#1,579
1927	17	#2,229
1928	24	#1,721
1929	15	#2,274
1930	26	#1,560
1931	20	#1,785
1932	13	#2,458
1933	14	#2,246
1934	17	#1,975
1935	14	#2,274
1936	9	#3,032
1937	19	#1,828
1938	9	#3,115
1939	21	#1,715
1940	22	#1,731
1941	9	#3,180
1942	20	#1,958
1943	12	#2,806
1944	9	#3,308
1945	15	#2,314
1946	7	#4,297
1947	28	#1,848
1948	17	#2,468
1949	21	#2,193
1950	21	#2,167
1951	19	#2,370
1952	28	#1,922
1953	30	#1,857
1954	35	#1,759
1955	57	#1,345
1956	55	#1,429
1957	37	#1,802
1958	46	#1,583
1959	56	#1,446
1960	62	#1,400
1961	39	#1,860
1962	45	#1,699
1963	42	#1,805
1964	44	#1,769
1965	35	#1,976
1966	38	#1,872
1967	42	#1,807
1968	44	#1,800
1969	37	#2,091
1970	48	#1,852
1971	48	#1,845
1972	47	#1,822
1973	54	#1,680
1974	77	#1,361
1975	62	#1,597
1976	78	#1,379
1977	73	#1,511
1978	85	#1,383
1979	62	#1,759
1980	70	#1,654
1981	81	#1,497
1982	85	#1,433
1983	69	#1,623
1984	69	#1,612
1985	83	#1,487
1986	69	#1,708
1987	79	#1,587
1988	92	#1,486
1989	73	#1,830
1990	103	#1,508
1991	91	#1,651
1992	126	#1,335
1993	97	#1,588
1994	107	#1,483
1995	97	#1,572
1996	104	#1,538
1997	84	#1,797
1998	79	#1,935
1999	85	#1,869
2000	113	#1,575
2001	119	#1,570
2002	144	#1,349
2003	159	#1,307
2004	156	#1,356
2005	150	#1,430
2006	158	#1,433
2007	208	#1,209
2008	195	#1,278
2009	194	#1,263
2010	161	#1,425
2011	147	#1,513
2012	159	#1,442
2013	130	#1,642
2014	139	#1,567
2015	122	#1,725
2016	104	#1,938
2017	128	#1,682
2018	99	#1,994
2019	146	#1,496
2020	92	#2,027
2021	135	#1,560
2022	158	#1,428
2023	142	#1,515
2024	168	#1,358