Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
→ See names similar to Nelma · Popular names of the 1920s · Girls names starting with N
Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 5 | #2,289 |
| 1909 | 5 | #2,450 |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,890 |
| 1911 | 5 | #2,757 |
| 1912 | 10 | #1,944 |
| 1913 | 13 | #1,736 |
| 1914 | 21 | #1,422 |
| 1915 | 17 | #1,938 |
| 1916 | 22 | #1,669 |
| 1917 | 23 | #1,638 |
| 1918 | 29 | #1,488 |
| 1919 | 36 | #1,290 |
| 1920 | 30 | #1,502 |
| 1921 | 34 | #1,399 |
| 1922 | 42 | #1,203 |
| 1923 | 42 | #1,206 |
| 1924 | 42 | #1,240 |
| 1925 | 45 | #1,156 |
| 1926 | 50 | #1,064 |
| 1927 | 45 | #1,153 |
| 1928 | 43 | #1,175 |
| 1929 | 42 | #1,151 |
| 1930 | 37 | #1,246 |
| 1931 | 30 | #1,367 |
| 1932 | 40 | #1,144 |
| 1933 | 35 | #1,215 |
| 1934 | 37 | #1,184 |
| 1935 | 32 | #1,297 |
| 1936 | 35 | #1,221 |
| 1937 | 30 | #1,348 |
| 1938 | 30 | #1,364 |
| 1939 | 30 | #1,371 |
| 1940 | 25 | #1,577 |
| 1941 | 30 | #1,440 |
| 1942 | 27 | #1,621 |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,986 |
| 1944 | 14 | #2,482 |
| 1945 | 19 | #1,976 |
| 1946 | 26 | #1,799 |
| 1947 | 15 | #2,738 |
| 1948 | 10 | #3,528 |
| 1949 | 18 | #2,393 |
| 1950 | 13 | #3,004 |
| 1951 | 13 | #3,064 |
| 1952 | 12 | #3,333 |
| 1953 | 9 | #4,148 |
| 1954 | 11 | #3,646 |
| 1955 | 9 | #4,289 |
| 1957 | 7 | #5,234 |
| 1959 | 8 | #4,913 |
| 1960 | 7 | #5,543 |