Baby name

Nelle

Girl

Comeback name

In 1917, Nelle reached its peak: 169 girls, 1 baby in 11,874. Almost forgotten around 1989, with about 0 births a year, it has been climbing back since. Its rank in 2025: No. 4264.

5,794births since 1880

1910sgeneration

No. 510rank at its peak, in 1917

Where babies named Nelle are born

1917

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

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Nelle is most common in Tennessee (10.3 times) and Georgia (5.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Nellie 152,691
Noelle 44,457
Nell 27,612
Elle 19,247
Belle 19,227
Nelly 7,792

Names from the same era

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