Nellie

Nellie

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Dutch

Nellie first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2023 with 509 babies (rank #97 that year). In 2024 it was given to 500 girls (rank #93). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Nellie

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

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.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.

1,732

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

509

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Nellie

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	7	#2,257
1998	4	#3,603
1999	5	#3,050
2001	8	#2,155
2002	14	#1,419
2003	19	#1,205
2004	17	#1,363
2005	17	#1,387
2006	16	#1,556
2007	31	#981
2008	23	#1,283
2009	32	#1,015
2010	40	#892
2011	25	#1,285
2012	47	#820
2013	43	#878
2014	59	#675
2015	157	#308
2016	159	#311
2023	509	#97
2024	500	#93

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#2,257

1998

#3,603

1999

#3,050

2001

#2,155

2002

#1,419

2003

#1,205

2004

#1,363

2005

#1,387

2006

#1,556

2007

#981

2008

#1,283

2009

#1,015

2010

#892

2011

#1,285

2012

#820

2013

#878

2014

#675

2015

157

#308

2016

159

#311

2023

509

#97

2024

500

#93

Numerology of Nellie

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Nellie

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Year-by-Year Detail