Baby name

Nell

Girl

Comeback name

In 1917, Nell reached its peak: 766 girls, 1 baby in 2,620. After a low point around 1993, parents rediscovered it: about 123 births a year today. In 2025, it ranked No. 1622.

27,612births since 1880

1910sgeneration

No. 220rank at its peak, in 1917

Where babies named Nell are born

1917

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The darker the blue, the more common Nell is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Nell is most common in Alabama (5.5 times), Mississippi (4.3) and Tennessee (4.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Nelly 7,792
Nelle 5,794
Nella 4,374
Dell 2,544
Bell 2,496
Inell 2,147

Names from the same era

Selma · Lucile · Alta · Frieda · Elva · Luella

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