Nelly

Nelly

Primarily a girl's name · 99% 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 2001 and has been recorded in 16 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 96 babies (rank #451 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining 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.

598

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2001	9	#1,970
2002	13	#1,498
2003	12	#1,694
2004	10	#2,056
2005	13	#1,761
2006	11	#2,083
2007	46	#738
2008	28	#1,087
2009	36	#926
2010	49	#756
2011	41	#889
2012	53	#754
2013	49	#796
2014	55	#726
2015	96	#451
2016	72	#590

Year

Babies

Rank

2001

#1,970

2002

#1,498

2003

#1,694

2004

#2,056

2005

#1,761

2006

#2,083

2007

#738

2008

#1,087

2009

#926

2010

#756

2011

#889

2012

#754

2013

#796

2014

#726

2015

#451

2016

#590

Meaning

Numerology of Nelly

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Nelly

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